Exam 1 Review

Question 1

Patient History - L

Answer 1

Location of symptoms and level of functional impairment (does it radiate, does it move?)

Question 2

Patient History - M

Answer 2

Medical factors (medications) and Mechanism of injury

Question 3

Patient History - N

Answer 3

Neurological Symptoms (glove or sock like numbness, ie multiple dermatomes)

Question 4

Patient History - O

Answer 4

Occupation including limitations (repetitive tasks, fine motor activities)

Question 5

Patient History - P

Answer 5

Palliating and Provocating symptoms (what decreases/increases symptoms, time to calm down symptoms, are symptoms constant/unrelenting)

Question 6

Patient History - Q

Answer 6

Quality of symptoms/pain (sharp, stabbing, dull, ache, electric shock like)

Question 7

Patient History - R

Answer 7

Radiation of symptoms (where do the symptoms radiate)

Question 8

Patient History - S

Answer 8

Severity of symptoms (pain or symptom scale, stop or adapt activities, sudden onset severe pain)

Question 9

Patient History - T

Answer 9

Timing of symptoms (interrupting sleep/worse at night, constant)

Question 10

Constitutional Symptoms (systemic)

Answer 10

1. Fever
2. Night sweats
3. Day sweats
4. Nausea/Vomiting
5. Change in bowel or bladder habits
6. Weight loss
7. Fatigue
8. Sleep pattern changes
9. Syncope/Dizziness/Falls
10. Shortness of breath
11. changes in cognition/mental status