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* Absence of useful hearing

Revision as of 09:57, 30 April 2015

Patient reported symptoms are factors that can decisively affect patient well-being and patient recovery. The symptoms are reported by the patient during the Patient Well-Being Assessment or updated regularly through well-being status.

Pain or Discomfort

General

  • Muscles cramps or spasms (painful)
  • Tenderness to touch
  • Swelling
  • Bruising or discoloration
  • Stiffness or decreased movement
  • Body aches
  • Itching or burning

Head area

  • Sore throat
  • Headache
  • Enlarged or swollen glands
  • Ear ache
  • Mouth, teeth or gums

Stomach Area

  • stomach ache
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Bloating or fullness
  • Pressure or fullness
  • Gas

Chest Area

  • Chest Pain
  • Feeling heart pound or race
  • Heart palpitations
  • Indigestion
  • Heart burn
  • Shortness of breath
  • Lung congestion

Other

  • Joints
  • Back
  • Arms or legs
  • Muscles other
  • Other

Sleep & Fatigue

  • Night sweats
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Sleepy all the time
  • Unusual Fatigue

Visual Symptoms

  • Skin ulcer
  • Skin rash
  • Lump or bulge
  • Bleeding or wound
  • Drainage or pus
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Visible deformity


Cold and Flu-like

  • Fever
  • Head ache
  • Aches and pains
  • Fatigue and weakness
  • Extreme exhaustion
  • Stuffy nose
  • Sneezing
  • High temperature or fever (warm to touch)
  • Cough - productive
  • Cough - dry
  • Congested lungs

Abnormal Activities

  • Numbness or tingling
  • Dizziness
  • Cough
  • Fainting spells
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Abnormal bowel movements (Change in bowel habits, Diarrhea, constipation, loose bowels)
  • Abnormal urination (frequent urge to urinate, cloudy urine with strong order, pain during urination, frequent bladder infections)
  • Weight - unusual weigh gain or loss
  • Hair loss - unexpected


Mental Health

General/Other

Functional Limitations

Hearing

  • Difficulty Hearing in some environments
  • Absence of useful hearing

Walking

  • Some difficulty without devices
  • Some difficulty with devices
  • Requires wheel chair or devices

Understanding (by care giver)

  • Misses part of message
  • Limited understanding
  • Unable to understand

Communication (by care giver)

  • Some Difficulty expressing needs and ideas
  • Frequent difficulty expressing needs and ideas
  • Very difficult to understand

Vision

  • Large objects and print only
  • Object identification questionable

Standing

  • Need device assistance
  • Unable with device assistance

Grip

  • Limited
  • Absent

Breathing

  • Severe shortness of breath at rest
  • Mild shortness of breath at rest
  • Shortness of breath with minimal exertion
  • Shortness of breath with moderate exertion
  • SOB when climbing stairs
  • Uses ventilator

Mobility Endurance

  • Walk or wheel chair 50 feet
  • Can't do it
  • Only with rest

Sitting Endurance

  • Tolerate sitting for 15 minutes
  • Can't do it
  • Only with support

Primary Mobility Mode

  • Cane/crutch
  • Walker
  • Orthotics/prosthetics
  • Wheelchair/scooter full time
  • Wheelchair/scooter part time
  • No movement from bed

Activities of Daily Living - Limitation

  • Bathing and showering
  • Shower/bathe requires transfer
  • Wash face, hands, chest, arms
  • Dressing (Upper body, Lower body, put on/take off socks and shoes)
  • Self-feeding (not including chewing or swallowing)
  • Movement from one place to another to perform activities
  • Personal hygiene and grooming
  • Toilet hygiene
  • Toilet transfer - safely on an off

Mobility

  • Lying to sitting on side of bed
  • Sit to stand
  • Chair/Bed to wheelchair
  • Sit to lying flat on bed
  • Roll left and right
  • Bend and pick up objects

Transportation Mobility

  • Unable to car transfer
  • Wheel chair lift only

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLS)- Limitation

  • Telephone (Answer phone, place calls

Take medications as prescribed oral inhalents/mists injectables Make light meal Wipe down surface Light shopping Laundry Use public transportation Mange money and pay bills Use computer Use a smart phone Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLS)- Limitation Care of others (Family members) Care of pets Child rearing Maintain social relationships Community Mobility Maintain Financial Management Maintain Health Management Maintain Home Management Meal preperation and cleanup Maintain Religious Observances Maintain safety procedures and emergency responses Shopping

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