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Review of Systems

The document outlines various systemic symptoms and signs to assess across multiple body systems including respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, genitourinary, neurological, dermatological, and musculoskeletal. It emphasizes the importance of screening for specific symptoms such as cough, abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits, and neurological disturbances. Additionally, it includes a section on past medical history relevant to each system to aid in diagnosis.

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Review of Systems

The document outlines various systemic symptoms and signs to assess across multiple body systems including respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, genitourinary, neurological, dermatological, and musculoskeletal. It emphasizes the importance of screening for specific symptoms such as cough, abdominal pain, changes in bowel habits, and neurological disturbances. Additionally, it includes a section on past medical history relevant to each system to aid in diagnosis.

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Systemic Effects Respiratory Gastrointestinal

 Fever  Cough: dry or wet (quantify,  Dysphagia & odynophagia


 Lethargy colour )  Nausea + vomiting (frequency,
 Anorexia  Haemoptysis food/blood/bile)
 Weight loss/gain  Dyspnea  Hematemesis
 Sweating or night sweats  Wheeze or stridor  Anorexia or appetite change
 Nausea & vomiting  Hoarseness  Pain (abdominal)
 Chest pain  Reflux + heartburn
 Fever  Abdominal distension (bloating)
Cardiovascular  Night sweats  Changes in bowel habit:
 Pain constipation, diarrhea,
 Dyspnea: (quantifies this) steatorrhea, melaena,
 Orthopnea Past Medical History hematochezia
 Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea  COPD, cystic fibrosis, bronchitis  Stool colour, smell, consistency
 Chest pain  Hay fever, eczema, asthma  Blood, mucus in stool
 Peripheral edema (swelling)  Smoking  Weight loss
 Back pain  Skin colour (jaundice) (itching)
 Frothy sputum  Back pain
 Fever  Tenesmus
 Sweating
 Cough Past Medical History
 Palpitations  Diabetes
 Syncope  Gallstones
Past Medical History  IBD/IBS
 Coeliac disease
 Previous MI, Angina, stroke  Acid reflux
 HTN, DM, Cholesterol
 Recent infection

Genitourinary symptoms
Genitourinary symptoms to screen Loss of consciousness including
for include: seizures
Dermatological symptoms
Changes in urine output or colour: Confusion
oliguria, polyuria, anuria, dark urine, Dermatological symptoms to screen
haematuria for include:

Infective symptoms: urinary Ear, nose and throat symptoms Rashes


frequency, dysuria, flank pain, Ear, nose and throat symptoms to Skin lesions
offensive discharge, pelvic pain screen for include:
Skin colour changes
Bladder control symptoms: urinary Hearing loss/tinnitus
urgency, urinary incontinence Ulcers
Otalgia
Obstructive symptoms: terminal
dribbling, nocturia Facial pain

Uraemic symptoms: fatigue, Persistent nasal discharge


nausea, anorexia, pruritis Epistaxis
Dysphonia
Neurological symptoms Dysphagia
Neurological symptoms to screen Odynophagia
for include:
Visual symptoms: blurred vision,
changes in colour vision, sudden Musculoskeletal symptoms
loss of vision, floaters
Musculoskeletal
Headache: unilateral headache, symptoms to screen for include:
bilateral headache, thunderclap
Bone and joint pain
headache
Muscular pain
Motor or sensory disturbance:
muscle weakness, numbness, Trauma
paraesthesia

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