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Review Of Systems
Questions to ask During the ROS
16
Medical
Professional
08/19/2010

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ROS Questions: General Status of Patient

Definition
  • Weakness?
  • Fatigue?
  • Weight change?
  • Night sweats?
  • Fever?
  • Sensitive to heat cold?
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ROS Questions: Skin

Definition
  • Rashes?
  • Itching
  • Changes in hair or nail color?
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ROS Questions: Head

Definition
  • Headahces (HA)?
  • Growths on head?
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ROS Questions: Eyes

Definition
  • pain?
  • double vision?
  • blurred vision?
  • inflammation?
  • discharge? (tearing)
  • glasses?
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ROS Questions: Ears

Definition
  1. Loss of hearing?
  2. Tinnitus
  3. Pain
  4. Discharge
  5. Vertigo
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ROS Questions: Nose

Definition
  • Loss of smell?
  • Frequent colds?
  • Obstruction?
  • Excess discharge?
  • Epistaxis (nose bleed)?
  • Postnasal drip (PND)?
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ROS Questions: Mouth/Throat

Definition
  • Sore?
  • Bleeding gums?
  • Hoarseness?
  • Dentures?
  • Change in Taste?
  • Dry mouth?
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ROS Questions: Breasts

Definition
  • Masses?
  • Pain?
  • Discharge or history of breast cancer?
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ROS Questions: Cardiorespiratory

Definition
  • Chest pain?
  • Wheezing?
  • Cough?
  • Hemoptysis?
  • Sputum production?
  • Orthopnea?
  • PND?
  • Dyspnea at rest or exertion (S.O.B)?
  • Cyanosis?
  • Peripheral edema?
  • Hypertension?
  • Claudication?
  • Previous murmurs or history of rheumatic fever?
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ROS Questions: Gastrointestinal

Definition
  • Change in appetite?
  • Dysphagia? (difficulty in swollowing)
  • Heartburn?
  • Abdominal Distress or Pain?
  • Belching or excess gas?
  • Abdominal enlargement?
  • Nausea/Vomitting?
  • Vomitting of blodd?
  • Rectal bleeding?
  • Melena (black feces)?
  • Previous Jaundice?
  • Constipation or diarrhea?
  • Hemorrhoids?
  • Need of laxatives?
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ROS Questions: Genitourinary

Definition
  • Dysuria (painful urination)?
  • Frequency?
  • Nocturia?
  • Urgency?
  • Hematuria?
  • Incontinence?
  • Impotence?
  • Libido?
  • Pain with intercourse?
  • Testicular pain or swelling?
  • Risk for STD's?
  • Contraception?
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ROS Questions: Endocrine

Definition
  • Goiter or Thyroid disease?
  • Prednisone Treatment?
  • Diabetes?
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ROS Questions: Blood/lymphatic

Definition
  • Anemia?
  • Transfusions?
  • Bleeding tendency?
  • Clotting problems?
  • Lymph Node enlargement or Pain?
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ROS Questions: Joints and Muscles

Definition
  • Muscle cramps?
  • Muscle weakness?
  • Pain in joints?
  • Swollen Joints?
  • Stiffness or deformity of joints?
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ROS Questions: Neurologic

Definition
  • Syncope?
  • Gait?
  • Coordination?
  • Convulsions?
  • Speech?
  • Sensation?
  • Paralysis?
  • Memory loss?
  • Depression?
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ROS Questions: Allergic History

Definition
  • Sensitivity to allergens?
  • Drugs?
  • Vaccines?
  • Eczema?
  • Asthma?
  • Hayfever?
  • Hives?
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