Systems: RED FLAGS

Question 1

GI abdominal pain

Answer 1

Work down body:
Appetite change
Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
Heartburn/reflux
Haematemesis
Weight loss
Change in bowel habit
Blood or mucous in stool

Question 2

Headache:

Answer 2

Posture related (Increased ICP?)
Neck stiffness, Photophobia, fever
Scalp tenderness (GCA)
Visual disturbance (glaucoma)
Immunosuppression
thunderclap headache

Question 3

Back pain:

Answer 3

Thoracic pain of any kind
Worse with coughing
Cauda Equina (saddle anaesthesia
urinary incontinence, bilateral leg pain)
Age <20 or > 55 at on-set, weight loss, fever, night sweats, recent infection

Question 4

Breathlessness

Answer 4

Haemoptysis
Night sweats
Weight loss
Change in voice
Rapid or slow respiratory rate
Silent chest or confusion

Question 5

Urological systems review:

Answer 5

Storage: frequency, volume, urgency, incontinence nocturia etc.
Infection: dysuria, haematuria, odour
Incontinenc