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INTRODUCTION
1. Name
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Handedness
5. Resident of
6. Education
7. Occupation
8. Informant
9. Reliability
CHIEF COMPLAINTS
1. Xxxxxx ? Onset and course
2. Yyyyyy ? onset and course
3. Zzzzzzz ? onset and course
H/O PRESENT ILLNESS
1. Chest Pain (Mnemonic ? OLD CAARTS)
a. Onset/location/duration/diurnal variation/Ch.......
b. Associated with(Nausea/vomiting/photophobia/
phonophobia/ abnormal behavior/LOC
/blurring of vision
c. Red flag signs
d. Preceded by aura
e. Aggravated by/relieved by/timing/severity/
f. Frequency (No of epis. in a day)/abn sweating
g. Pain anywhere in the body/
h. Diurnal variation/progress/present status
j. NYHA Class
2. Palpitations
a. Onset ? Rest/exertional, Duration
b. Regular/irregular
c. Aggravated/relieved by
d. Associated with
i.Presyncope/syncope/sweating/anxiety
i . Post palpitations dieresis
e. Progress/Present status
f. NYHA Class
3. Dyspnoea
a. Onset
b. Progression
c. Duration
d. Rest same as for Palpitations
e. Any Orthopnea/PND/Platypnea/Trepopnea
f. Present status/NYHA Class
4. Easy Fatiguability
a. Quantity and quality of the fatigue in terms of patient
activity which he used to do before and now.
b. Progress/Present status
c. NYHA Class
5. Syncope and pre-syncope
a. As Described in CNS
6. Cough and expectoration/Hemoptysis
a. As described in Respiratory system
7. Fever
a. Onset/duration
b. Continuous/intermittent/remittent
c. Any evening rise
d. Subsides on medication/not
e. Chil s/rigors
f. Associated headache/bodyache/sweating
8. Anorexia and weight loss
9. Recurrent respiratory tract infections
10. Failure to thrive
11. Cyanosis
a. Location ? Sclera/lips/tongue/tip of nose/ear lobule/
finger/toes
b. Onset
c. Lasted for
d. Relieved by
e. Any associated pain/paraesthesias
12. Clubbing
13. Hoarseness of voice
14. Edema
a. Onset
b. Progress
c. Extent
d. Any involvement of UL/Abdomen/Face/Sacral
e. Diurnal variation
f. Aggravated by/relieved by ? Posture/activity/meals
g. Painful/painless
h. Any associated redness/discharge
15. Hematuria/oliguria/anuria/dysuria/recurrent UTI
16. H/O Rheumatic Fever
a. Any joint pain/redness
b. Subcutaneous nodules
c. Involuntary movements
17. H/S/O Infective Endocarditis
a. Joint pain/Petechiae/Puprpurae/ecchymoses
b. Painful nodules over finger tips/Rash
c. Hges under nail beds/discoloration of digits
d. Prolonged fever/Pain abdo/Visual disturbance
e. Hematuria
18. Bowel disturbance
19. TIA/FND/Seizures
20. History s/o hpo/hyperthyroidism
a. Hypothyroidism
i. Tiredness/weakness/dry skin
i . Cold intolerance/hair loss/memory loss
i i. Hoarseness of voice/Constipation
iv. Weight gain/Poor appetite
b. Hyperthyroidism
i. Heat intolerance/palpitations/fatigue
i . Increased appetite/weight loss
i i. Tremor/restlessness/Hyperdefecation
iv. Loss of libido
21. CTD history
PAST HISTORY
1. DM/TB/HTN/Hansens/CAD/BA
2. Similar il ness in the past
3. RHD History
a. Joint pain/nodules/abnormal movt/rash
b. Recurrent sore throat/penicil in prophylaxis
c. Digoxin therapy
4. Blood transfusion/jaundice/Al ergy
5. Childhood infections
PERSONAL HISTORY
1. Veg/Non veg/Wel water drinking/food habits
2. Smoking/Tobacco/Alcohol/Substance abuse
3. Marriage/Children
4. High Risk behavior
MENSTRUAL HISTORY
1. Menarche/Cycles/Menopause
2. LMP/Post menopausal bleed
3. any surgery
FAMILY HISTORY
1. H/O similar il ness in the family
2. Socioeconomic status/Poverty/overcrowded place
TREATMENT HISTORY
1. Penicil in prophylaxis/digoxin/diuretics
2. Surgery/intervention
SUMMARY at the end of history.
1. D/D 1, 2, 3, 4......
GENERAL EXAMINATION
1. Conscious/oriented/cooperative/comfortably lying.........
2. Ht/Wt/BMI/Arm length/upper segment/lower segment/neck:ht
ratio.
3. Pulse
Rate/rhythm/volume/character/peripheral pulses/R-R & R-F
Delay/pulse deficit/vessel wal /carotid bruit/shudder
4. BP
mm Hg/Rt Arm supine/No significant postural fal
Hil s sign ? UL and LL BP dif erence, Take al four limbs
5. RR ? rate/rhythm/type
6. P/I/C/C/L/E
7. JVP ? Height/waveform/prominent wave/H-J reflex
8. Peripheral signs of AR/IE/RF
9. Marfanoid features/WHR
10.
Xanthoma/xanthelasma/Pseudoxanthoma
elasticum/arcus
senilis
11. Hypertelorism/low set ears/micrognathia/orange f.........
12. Telengiectasias/bronze discoloration/acanthoma nigricans
13. Features of hypo/hyper thyroidism
14. acromegaly/marfans features
15.
Angioma/cutaneous
angiomata/rash/petechiae/purpurae/ecchym.
16. Bed sores/genital ulcers
17. Peripheral stigmata of TB/HIV
18. Scars/sinuses/lupus perenio/erythema nodosum/lipemia retinalis
19. Spine ? K/S/KS
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION
1. CVS
a. Inspection
i. Chest wal symmetry/deformity/Precordial bulge
i . Apical Impulse ? site/no. of spaces visible
i i. Pulsation in precordium/epigastric/supraster./supracla.
iv. Scars/sinus/dilated veins
b. Palpation
i. Apical Impulse ? site/no. of spaces visible/character
i . Palpable sounds/thril in apical area
i i. Palpable sounds/thril in other areas
iv. Parasternal heave
v. Origin of epigastric pulsations (Ru.......)
c. Auscultation
i. S1
i . S2 ? A2/P2/loudness/split
i i. S3/S4
iv. OS/Ejection click/tumor plop/valve click
v. Pericardial rub/knock
vi. Murmur (Described below...later)
2. RS
a. Chest wal symmetry
b. Trachea/resp movts/
c. Percussion
b. Air entry/Breath sounds/adventitious sounds/pleural rub
3. P/A
a. Distended/al quadrants moves equal y with the respiration
b. Soft/Non tender/organomegaly/free fluid/bowel sounds
c. Hernial sites/peripheral signs of liver failure
4. CNS
a. HMF/CN/Motor/Sensorycerebel ar
b. EPS/ANS
Murmurs Description
1. Middiastolic Murmur
a. Low pitched/Rumbling/MDM
b. In Apex/with bel of stethoscope
c. With pt in left lateral position
d. Breath held in expiration
e. Assoc. with OS and presystolic accentuation
f. Duration of murmur
g. A2-OS gap
h. Increased by mild exercise (few rapid sit ups)
2. PSM IN MR
a. Grade 3/6
b. PSM/Apex/diaphragm of stethoscope
c. radiating to axil a
d. Increased by hand grip
e. reduced during strain phase of valsalva.
3. Seagul Murmur
a. In case of rupture of tendinae or primary involvement of
posterior mitral leaflet, a murmur mistaken as AS murmur,
radiating to base of heart.
b. Has a musical quality.
4. PSM in TR
a. Left parasternal region
b. Increased by leg raising
c. wel heard during inspiration
d. Grade 3/6
5. AS Murmur
a. Grade 3/6
b. Rough, rasping
c. ESM (MSM)
d. with diaphragm of stethoscope
e. In aortic area/with pt sitting up/leaning forward
f. Breath held in expiration
g. Radiating to carotids
h. Peaking of murmur/duration of murmur
j. Dynamic auscultation
6. Graham Steel Murmur
a. PAH leading to PR and murmur thereof.
b. High pitched
c. EDM with decrescendo blowing murmur
d. Along left sterna border
e. Increases on inspiration
f. Associated with loud P2
7. MVP Murmur
a. High pitched/systolic murmur
b. Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
c. Heard best in apex
d. Associated with mid or late non ejection click.
e. Click and murmur occurs earlier and is louder with
i. Standing
i . Strain phase of valsalva
i i. Any intervention that decreases LV volume
f. Click and murmur is delayed and is decreased in intensity
i. Squatting
i . Isometric exercise
i i. Any intervention which increases LV volume
8. AR Murmur
a. High pitched
b. EDM with blowing and decrescendo character
c. Best at 3rd Lt ICS along sterna border
d. With diaphragm of stethoscope
e. Pt sitting up and leaning forward
f. Breath held in expiration
g. Loudness of murmur/duration of murmur
NOTE
a. Right sternal border heave ? aneurysmal dilatation of aortic
r.........
SUMMARY At the end of examination
DIAGNOSIS
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