Sorting symptoms. Breathlessness Respiratory Cardiovascular Anaemia Endocrine Obesity Ageing.
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Endocrine
• Thyrotxicosis
– High output failure
– Causing atrial fibrillation
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
Vertigo• Acute
– Vestibular neuronitis
– Benign positional vertigo
– CVA
– Ear infection
– Meniere’s
– Cervical spondylosis
Lightheaded• Muzziness
• Loss of balance
• Arrythmia
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Drugs
• Blood pressure
Examination• BP sitting and standing• Cranial nerves• Coordination• Balance• Fundi• Cervical spine• CVS HS Bruits pulse rat rhythm
Weight loss• Causes
– Malignancy– Thyrotoxicosis– Depression– Malabsorption– Anorexia nervosa– Age– Low fat diet
History
• Dietary
• GIT vomiting, dysphagia, diarrhoea
• Palpitations sweating tremor
• Cough haemoptysis breathlessness
Tired all the time• Causes
– Life– Depression– Anaemia– hypothyroid– Recovery from major illness– Chronic fatigue syndrome
History• Symptoms of anaemia
• Symptoms of hypothyroidism
• Check for depression
• Recent life events
• Recent illnesses
• What they think is causing it