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Flashcards in Red Flags Deck (5)
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General Red Flags (5)

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Weight loss/gain
Change in appetite
Malaise
Lethargy
Fever
2
Q

Resp Red Flags (7)

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Cough (productive)
Sputum (volume + colour)
Haemoptysis (volume)
SOB
Wheeze
Hoarse Voice
Chest pain
3
Q

Cardio Red Flags (7)

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Chest pain
Palpitations
Dizziness
SOB
PND (wake up during the night breathless)
Orthopnea (trouble breathing when lying flat)
Ankle swelling
Claudication (painful legs)
4
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GI Red Flags (13)

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Abdominal pain
Weight loss
Indigestion
Dysphagia
Odynophagia (pain on swallowing) 
Vomiting
Nausea
Haematemesis (blood in vomit)
Malaena (black tar-like stool)
Haematochezia (bright red stool)
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Tenesmus
5
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Social History (10)

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Alcohol
Smoking
Occupation
Hobbies
Does illness affect daily life?
Situation at home (do they live alone)
Stairs in the house?
Travel
Pets
Done anything out of the ordinary recently?