CARDIO ASSESSMENT

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}).