Geriatric

Geriatric

History

1. Consent

2. Chief Complaint

3. History Of Present Illness

· WWQQAA+B

· SOCRATES-

• Site
• Onset
• Character
• Radiation
• Alleviating & Aggravating Factors/Associated Symptoms
• Timing (Duration & Frequency)
• Exacerbating Factors
• Severity

4. Past Medical History

· Hospitalization

· Surgeries

5. O&G

6. Allergy (Medication @ Food)

7. Alcohol, Smoking, etc

8. Family history

9. Social History

10. Travel history

11. Finance History

12. System review

13. Thanks patient – Any Q?

Physical Examination

1. Spine Inspection

a. Posteriorly

· Skin

· Wasting

· Edema

· Assymtery

· Trauma

· Scars

· Muscle spams

· Scoliosis

· Deformity

b. Lateral

· Kyphosis

· Lordosis

2. Spine Movement

a. Cervical

· Flexion

· Extension

· Lateral Bending

· Rotation

b. Thoracolumbar

· Flexion

· Extension

· Lateral Bending

· Rotation

3. Leg-raising test

1. Lasegue's Test

2. Bragard's Test