history of cardiovascular diseases

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM HISTORY taking
Objectives
You need to know the common cardiovascular diseases symptoms
What are the causes of the cardiovascular symptoms .
able to fully explore common symptoms of cardiovascular disease.
common symptoms
Chest pain
Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea)
Cough ( cardiac cough)
Palpitations
Syncope
Edema
Cyanosis ( bluish discoloration of the skin & lips)
Intermittent Claudication and rest pain
What exactly mean by the patients So need to listen to the patient & ask his ( what do you mean by…….)
Each of these symptoms can be caused by cardiac or non cardiac diseases or by different cardiac diseases or many cardiac diseases
The importance of asking open questions especially to start with however a patient will not always tell you everything you need to know about a symptom if they themselves do not realise that it is relevant. If the presence or absence of a feature is important in establishing your diagnosis you should specifically ask about it. For example, ask about specific things that exacerbate or relieve the symptom, precipitating events etc.
for each symptoms
What is the definition
What is /are the system(s) involved
How can I differentiate between the different systems etiology
Concentrate upon that symptoms (SQITARPS )

Think about how you can use the pneumonic SQITARPS to help you explore these symptoms.
site:
quality:
intensity
time:
aggravating factors
relieving factors
previous episodes
secondary symptoms