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Review of Systems (RoS)

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Cardiovascular system

  • Chest Pain
    • OPQRST
  • Shortness of Breath (SoB)
    • At Rest?
    • On Exertion?
  • Palpitations
  • Peripheral Oedema
  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea (PND)
  • Orthopnoea
  • 12 Lead ECG findings

Respiratory System

  • Chest Pain
  • Shortness of Breath (SoB)
  • Dyspnea (difficulty in breathing)
  • Cough
    • Productive?
    • Colour/character of sputum
  • Haemoptysis (coughing up blood)
  • Chest wall crepeitus
  • Auscultation findings (front + back & lobes)

General

  • Rashes
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • Night sweats
  • Unexplained bruising
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Any recent trauma, falls?

Gastrointestinal

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
    • Colour
    • Bile?
    • Contents?
  • Haematemesis (vomiting blood)
  • Abdominal Pain
    • OPQRST
  • Dysphagia (problems swallowing)
  • Recent unplanned weight loss
  • Decrease in appetite
  • Indigestion
  • Jaundice
  • Diarrhoea
  • Constipation
  • Blood in stools
  • Changes in bowel habits

Genitourinary

  • Dysuria (pain urinating)
  • Change in colour/smell of urine
  • Increased/decreased frequency of urination
  • Incontinence
  • Haematuria (blood in urine)
  • Back or flank pain
  • Male (Prostate)
    • Poor urine stream
    • Urgency/hesitance in urination
  • Female (Menstrual periods)
    • Regularity
    • Chance of pregnancy
    • Abnormal period

Central Nervous System

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Visual changes / distrubances (blurred vision, difficulty focusing on objects, difficulty tracking objects, nystagmus)
  • Changes in hearing
  • Memory loss
  • Anxiety / Depression
  • Seizures / Convulsions
  • Syncope
  • Numbness or tingling in extremities (pins and needles?)
  • Transient Loss of Consciousness (T-LOC)

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