CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ASSESSSMENT
Before starting any treatment for a patient with a chest condition, the Physiotherapist should carry out an Assessment.
[I] GENERAL ASSESSMENT:
(1) MEDICAL NOTES: Name---- Age---- Sex---- Occupation----
(2) SOCIAL HISTORY: Married / Unmarried---- Hobbies-----
(3) FAMILY HISTORY: Allergy---- Hay fever---- Skin problems----
(4) MEDICAL HISTORY:
{1}PAST: Operations, Accidents, Rheumatic fever, Pulmonary TB
{2}PRESENT: Current Medications.
[II] SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT:
o Dyspnea [ ]
o Orthopnoea [ ]
o Wheeze [ ]
o Cough [ ]
o Sputum [ ]
o Pain [ ]
[III] CHEST ASSESSMENT:
(A) DEFORMITIES
{1}CONGENITAL (Pectus Carinatum / Pectus Excavatum)
{2} ACQUIRED (Scoliosis / Kyphosis / Barrel Chest)
(B) Skeletal Mobility (Cervical / Thoracic / Shoulder girdle)
(C) Respiratory Muscles (Primary / Accessory)
(D) Respiratory Pattern (upper/lower costal /Thoracic/Abdominal)
[IV] OTHER ASSESSMENT:
• Anemia [ ]
• Cyanosis [ ]
• Clubbing [ ]
• Edema [ ]
• Auscultation [ ]
[V] MEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS:
(1) Vital signs: BP, Temperature, Pulse and Respiration
(2) X-Ray Chest
(3) Pulmonary Function Test
(4) Blood Analysis: WBC, Hemoglobin, Platelet, Prothrombin Time, Sodium Potassium, Urea, Creatinine and Blood Gases {pa o2 / pa co2}).