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General- □ Weight loss or gain □ Fatigue □ Fever or chills □ Weakness □ Trouble sleeping
Skin- □ Rashes □ Lumps □ Itching □ Dryness □ Color changes □ Hair and nail changes
Head- □ Headache □ Head injury
Ears- □ Decreased hearing □ Ringing in ears (tinnitus) □ Earache □ Drainage
Eyes- □ Vision □ Glasses or contacts □ Pain □ Redness □ Blurry or double vision □ Flashing lights □ Specks □ Glaucoma □ Cataracts □ Last eye exam
Nose- □ Stuffiness □ Discharge □ Itching □ Hay fever □ Nosebleeds □ Sinus pain
Throat- □ Teeth □ Gums □ Bleeding □ Dentures □ Sore tongue □ Dry mouth □ Sore throat □ Hoarseness □ Thrush □ Non-healing sores □ Last dental exam
Neck- □ Lumps □ Swollen glands □ Pain □ Stiffness
Breasts- □ Lumps □ Pain □ Discharge □ Self-exams □ Breast-feeding
Respiratory- □ Cough (dry or wet, productive) □ Sputum (color and amount) □ Coughing up blood (hemoptysis) □ Shortness of breath (dyspnea) □ Wheezing □ Painful breathing
Cardiovascular- □ Chest pain or discomfort □ Tightness □ Palpitations □ Shortness of breath with activity (dyspnea) □ Difficulty breathing lying down (orthopnea) □ Swelling (edema) □ Sudden awakening from sleep with shortness of breath (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea)
Gastrointestinal- □ Swallowing difficulties □ Heartburn □ Change in appetite □ Nausea □ Change in bowel habits □ Rectal bleeding □ Constipation □ Diarrhea □Yellow eyes or skin (jaundice)
Urinary- □ Frequency □ Urgency □ Burning or pain □ Blood in urine (hematuria) □ Incontinence □ Change in urinary strength
Genital- Male- □ Pain with sex □ Hernia □ Penile discharge □ Sores □ Masses or pain □ Erectile dysfunction □ STD’s Female- □ Pain with sex □ Vaginal dryness □ Hot flashes □ Vaginal discharge □ Itching or rash □ STD’s
Vascular- □ Calf pain with walking (Claudication) □ Leg cramping
Musculoskeletal- □ Muscle or joint pain □ Stiffness □ Back pain □ Redness of joints □ Swelling of joints □ Trauma
Neurologic- □ Dizziness □ Fainting □ Seizures □ Weakness □ Numbness □ Tingling □ Tremor
Hematologic- □ Ease of bruising □ Ease of bleeding
Endocrine- □ Head or cold intolerance □ Sweating □ Frequent urination (polyuria) □ Thirst (polydypsia) □ Change in appetite (polyphagia)
Psychiatric- □ Nervousness □ Depression □ Memory loss □ Stress