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History and Physical (H&P) Template

History of Present Illness (HPI)


Review of Symptoms (ROS)


Past History


Physical Exam (PE)


Hospital Course


Assessment and Plan (A/P)

Which of the H&P parts are subjective?


Objective?

Subjective: HPI, ROS


Objective: PE, Hospital Course, A/P

When is H&P filled out?

First day of admission to inpatient

History of Present Illness

The story and context of the chief complaint

Review of Systems

List of all pertinent positive and negative symptoms

Past History (PMSHx, SHx, FHx)

Past diseases/surgeries, tobacco/EtOH

Physical Examination (PE)

Physician's objective findings

Hospital Course

Objective results (XRs, Labs), re-eval, consults




Re-evals are changes in condition after treatment

Assessment and Plan (A/P)

List of all DDx, comorbidities, and treatment plan

General Progress Note Template

Subjective Summary


Physical Examination (PE): same


Hospital Course: Any new results


Assessment and Plan (A/P): same



When is the progress note filled out?

Every day after the admission until discharge.

Subjective Summary

Quick check up: Update on Patient Status


Complaints, appetite, ability to ambutate

Rounding vs Progress Note

Rounding is the act of taking progress notes, but the official name of the chart is 'Progress Note'

General Discharge Summary Template

Admitting Dx


Discharge Dx


Hospital Course


Discharge Plan


Medication Reconciliation

When is general discharge filled out?

Last day of admission

Admitting Dx

Patient's chief complaint on admission

Discharge Dx

List of all final Dx and co-morbidities

Hospital Course (discharge)

Detailed summary of all objective findings, procedures, consultations, and treatments throughout admission

Discharge Plan

Instructions for patient diet, activity, follow-up

Medication Reconciliation

Updated list of medications patient will be discharged on

Where to document what?

Pt complaints ---> HPI or ROS


Past Dx or surgery ---> Past History


*Top 2 are subjective as they come from patient's mouth*


Physician's observation --> PE


Diagnoses --> A/P



Vital Signs

BP: 90/60 - 140/90


HR: 60-100 BPM


Respiratory Rate: 12-18 breath per min


Temp: 98.6F/37C (100.4F is fever)


O2 Sat: SpO2 100% - 96%

PMHx

Past Medical History, all conditions/illnesses discussed by patient during interview (all the conditions in this flashcard set)




You'll be given the laymen's term and must recall the medical term

Gastrointestinal PMHx List

Reflux


Ulcer


Pancreatitis


Hepatitis


Diverticulitis


Chron's/UC


Irritable Bowel

Reflux

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Ulcer

Gastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis

Hepatitis

Hepatitis A, B, C

Diverticulitis

Diverticulitis

Chron's/UC

Chron's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Irritable Bowel

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Itis means...

Inflammation

Genitourinary (GU) PMHx List

Bladder infection


Kidney infection


Stones


Dialysis


Enlarged Prostate

Bladder infection

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Kidney infection

Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)

Stones

Renal Calculi

Dialysis

Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) or End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Enlarged Prostate

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Gynecological PMHx

Gravida/Para/Abortion (GPA)

Gravida/Para/Abortion (GPA)

Gravida: # times pregnant + current


Para: # live births


Abortion: Miscarriage and elective

Neurological PMHx List

Stroke


Mini-stroke


Seizures

Stroke

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)


Entails permanent damage


Can be hemorrhagic (bleeding) or ischemic (clot)

Mini-stroke

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)


Non-permanent Damage

Seizures

Seizure Disorder / Epilepsy


Lots of different reasons, record it if doctor asked patient

Psychological PMHx List

Bipolar


Schizophrenia


Drink a lot


Drugs

Bipolar

Bipolar disorder

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Drink a lot

EtOH abuse

Drugs

Substance abuse

Vascular PMHx List

"Blood clot in my leg"


"Bulge in my aorta" or "triple A"


"Bad blood flow to my legs"


"Numbness in my legs"



"Blood clot in my leg"

Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

"Bulge in my aorta" or "triple A"

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

"Bad blood flow to my legs"

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

"Numbness in my legs"

Peripheral Neuropathy

Musculoskeletal PMHx List

Low back pain


Bulging/herniated disk


Arthritis


Joint pain (chronic)


Weak/fragile bones

Chronic vs Acute in PMHx

Chronic and acute symptom will be probably differentiated in the interview. Record if chronic or not, as chronic conditions will be put in PMHx.

Low back pain

Chronic low back pain

Bulging/herniated disc

Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)

Arthritis

Usually Osteoarthritis (OA), sometimes Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Joint pain (chronic)

Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)

Weak/fragile bones

Often Osteoporosis

Cancer PMHx List

Cancer


Spread to my...


Chemo


Radiation


They cut it out


It's gone



Cancer

Cancer or Carcinoma (CA)


Record whether its brain, breast, lung, colon, prostate, ovarian, skin, bone, leukemia, or lymphoma

Spread to my...

With metastases to the...

Chemo

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Radiation Therapy

They cut it out

Status-post surgical resection

It's gone

In remission

PSHx

Past Surgical History


Often will have -ectomy (removal)

Tonsils removed

Tonsillectomy

Adenoids removed

Adenoidectomy

Ear tubes

Pressure equalizer (P.E.) tubes

Heart bypass

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)


Indicates patient had CAD (record on PMHx too)


CABG is adding another blood vessel to heart


Double/triple bypass means 2/3 valves

Stents

Coronary Stents


Indicates patient had CAD

Heart cath

Cardiac catheterization

Balloon

Angioplasty


Got rid of plague build up in artery by inflating balloon inside


Indicates CAD, BUT NOT ALWAYS THE CASE

Valve surgery

Valve repair or replacement (bovine vs mechanical)

Pacer

Pacemaker

Defribillator

Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)

Pacer vs. Defribillator

The pacer prevents an arrhythmic heart


Defibrillator will shock the heart back up if it stops


Patients will often confuse one for the other, so must clarify


Sometimes, one device will have both functions

Surgery for afib

Afib s/p cardiac ablation

Appendix removed

Appendectomy

Gallbladder removed

Cholecystectomy

Hernia repair

Herniorraphy

Part of my colon removed

Partial colectomy

Bag to collect stool

Colostomy


(often confused with partial colectomy)

Spleen removed

Splenectomy

Stomach stapled

Gastric bypass


Many different kinds (areas) of gastric bypass. Important to consider for later treatment.

Exploratory

Exploratory Laproscropy (ExLap)


Strictly for exploration (camera), no operation

Kidney removed

Nephrectomy

Uterus removed

Hysterectomy (partial vs total)

Ovary removed

Oophorectomy

Ovary and Fallopian tubes removed

Salpingo-oophorectomy (on final)

Tubes tied

Tubal ligation (female) or Vasectomy (male)

C-Section

Cesarean Section

Prostate removed

Prostatectomy (most often Trans-Urethral Removal of the Prostate or TURP)



Uterine product removed

Dilation and curettage (D&C)


Remove anything including miscarriage tissue

Neck artery cleaned

Carotid Endarterectomy


Still considered neurological PSHx because carotid is brain's blood supply

Brain surgery

Craniotomy (brain bleed vs brain CA)

Shunt

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt


Excess brain fluid causing too much pressure is released into abdomen

Why are details of orthopedic PSHx not always important?

Because orthopedic surgery hardly ever causes complication for future treatment except leg amputation

Leg amputated

Above Knee Amputation (AKA)


Below Knee Amputation (BKA)

Joint repair

Anthroplasty

Metal plates/pins

Hardware

Neck fused

Cervical spinal fusion

Back fused

Lumbar spinal fusion

Hip surgery

Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)

What is FHx and why is it important?

Family history, good to know what conditions patient are susceptible to and exposed to

General FHx Conditions

Hypertension (HTN)


Diabetes Mellitus (DM)


Cancer or carcinoma (CA)


MI/CAD if family member had before 55

Tobacco use

Smoking status


Current (#ppd, #yrs)


Former (year quit)


Never


Second-hand exposure (pediatrics)



Alcohol use

Find how often they drink


'Daily' drinker is wide range

Illicit drug use

Find route of administration


If it's IVDA, ask for details because it's infection

Occupation

Job can relate to symptoms

Living circumstances

Must know support system for older people for future planning (rehab, care home, home)

Pediatrics

If caretaker not mom/dad, then note


Exposure to siblings/other children can cause illness


*Immunizations important*

High BP
HTN
High Cholesterol
HLD
Thyroid Problem
Usually hypothyroidism, sometimes hyper
Diabetes
DM
"Only pills"
NIDDM
"Insulin"
IDDM
Heart Disease
CAD
Heart Attack
MI + CAD
Heart Failure
CHF
Irregular Heartbeat
A fib
Murmur
Heart murmur
Episodes of abnormal fast/racing heartbeat
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Asthma
Asthma
Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis
COPD
Blood clot in lung
PE