What questions should you ask about in a systems review?
Remember you should always ask about the General topics and also the RELEVANT system. There may be more than 1 relevant system e.g Cardio and respiratory normally go together.
General
Fever
Fatigue
Sleep
Weight/appetite
Skin bruising/rashes
Head
Headache
Loss of
consciousness
Dizziness
Vision
Hearing
Weakness
Numbness
Loss of memory
Anxiety or
depression
CVS
Chest pain
Claudication
quantify
Breathlessness
Quantify
Orthopnoea
PND
Ankle swelling
Palpitations
RS
Chest pain
Cough
Sputum
Blood?
Breathlessness
Wheeze
GIS
Appetite
Dysphagia
Nausea and Vomiting
Indigestion
Jaundice
Abdominal Pain
Bowel movements
Blood?
Pale?
Genito urinary
Dysuria (pain)
Urine frequency
Haematuria
Incontinence
Prostate
Starting,
flow, dribbling
Menstruation
Onset,
Timing + Regularity, Length
Women - vaginal
discharge, pain on intercourse
Muscular
Pain/swelling/stiffness
Wash and dress
Climb stairs.