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Cause of saddle numbness and urinary
Cauda equina syndrome
retention
If sudden visual loss is unilateral and
Presentation of retinal detachment
painless,
patient opens the eyes and looks at you
but responds slowly and is somewhat
Obtunded
confused. Alertness and interest in the
environment are decreased.
Cranial nerve for lateral gaze CN6: Abducens
Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hy-
pertension, hepatitis, asthma, and hu-
man immunodeficiency virus (HIV); hos-
pitalizations; number and gender of sex-
ual partners; and risk-taking sexual prac-
tices
Adult Illnesses Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of
operations
Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history,
menstrual history, methods of contracep-
tion, and sexual function
Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diag-
noses, hospitalizations, and treatments
chronologic description of the problems
prompting the patient's visit, including
the onset of the problem, the setting in
which it developed, its manifestations,
and any treatments to date.Each prob-
lem/symptom needs: (1) location; (2)
Present Illness
quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) timing,
including onset, duration, and frequency;
(5) the setting in which it occurs; (6) fac-
tors that have aggravated
-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and
drug use
an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possi-
Absence of red reflex bly, the vitreous (or even an artificial eye).
Less commonly, a detached retina or, in
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children, a retinoblastoma may obscure
this reflex.
Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear con-
S/S of seasonal allergies
gestion, postnasal drainage
Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye,
Presentation of optic neuritis loss of color vision, hole in center of vi-
sion, trouble seeing to the side, eye pain
Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous
pityriasis rosea
plaques on abdomen and back
tip of shoulder
Acromion
What to do for + finding on physical continue using test, but less lab and di-
exam, but - workup agnostics
-too small of a BP cuff
- if the brachial artery is below heart level
Cause of falsely high BP
- loose cuff
- bladder that balloons outside the cuff
-involuntary jerking movement of the
eyes with quick and slow components.
- It is named for the direction of the quick
Check for nystagmus component
- seen in cerebellar disease and vestibu-
lar disorders and in internuclear ophthal-
moplegia
Jaundice yellow sclera
effective reassurance is simply identify-
ing and acknowledging the patient's feel-
how do get a patient to open up when
ings.
upset
-Partnering
-Summarizing
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Cause of saddle numbness and urinary
Cauda equina syndrome
retention
If sudden visual loss is unilateral and
Presentation of retinal detachment
painless,
patient opens the eyes and looks at you
but responds slowly and is somewhat
Obtunded
confused. Alertness and interest in the
environment are decreased.
Cranial nerve for lateral gaze CN6: Abducens
Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hy-
pertension, hepatitis, asthma, and hu-
man immunodeficiency virus (HIV); hos-
pitalizations; number and gender of sex-
ual partners; and risk-taking sexual prac-
tices
Adult Illnesses Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of
operations
Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history,
menstrual history, methods of contracep-
tion, and sexual function
Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diag-
noses, hospitalizations, and treatments
chronologic description of the problems
prompting the patient's visit, including
the onset of the problem, the setting in
which it developed, its manifestations,
and any treatments to date.Each prob-
lem/symptom needs: (1) location; (2)
Present Illness
quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) timing,
including onset, duration, and frequency;
(5) the setting in which it occurs; (6) fac-
tors that have aggravated
-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and
drug use
an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possi-
Absence of red reflex bly, the vitreous (or even an artificial eye).
Less commonly, a detached retina or, in
, NR 509 midterm
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children, a retinoblastoma may obscure
this reflex.
Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear con-
S/S of seasonal allergies
gestion, postnasal drainage
Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye,
Presentation of optic neuritis loss of color vision, hole in center of vi-
sion, trouble seeing to the side, eye pain
Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous
pityriasis rosea
plaques on abdomen and back
tip of shoulder
Acromion
What to do for + finding on physical continue using test, but less lab and di-
exam, but - workup agnostics
-too small of a BP cuff
- if the brachial artery is below heart level
Cause of falsely high BP
- loose cuff
- bladder that balloons outside the cuff
-involuntary jerking movement of the
eyes with quick and slow components.
- It is named for the direction of the quick
Check for nystagmus component
- seen in cerebellar disease and vestibu-
lar disorders and in internuclear ophthal-
moplegia
Jaundice yellow sclera
effective reassurance is simply identify-
ing and acknowledging the patient's feel-
how do get a patient to open up when
ings.
upset
-Partnering
-Summarizing
