Common Symptoms and Health Concerns Overview

Anorexia/Early Satiety

Have you lost your appetite or felt full after eating very little?

Nausea/Vomiting

Do you feel nauseous or have you been throwing up?

Constipation/Diarrhea

Have you been constipated or had diarrhea recently?

Melena-Blood in Stool

Have you noticed blood in your stool or dark, tar-like stools?

Back and Abdominal Pain at the Same Level

Do you have any stomach or back pain, especially if it's in the same area?

Frequency and Urgency of Urination

Are you needing to pee more often or feel like you can't hold it in?

Nocturia

Do you wake up at night to use the bathroom?

Fecal/Urinary Incontinence

Have you had any trouble controlling your bowel movements or urine?

Hematuria

Have you noticed any blood in your urine?

Unexplained Weight Loss/Gain

Have you lost or gained a lot of weight without trying?

Weakness and/or Fatigue

Are you feeling unusually tired or weak?

Chills/Elevated Body Temperature

Have you had chills or a fever recently?

Night Sweats

Do you wake up sweating at night?

Diaphoresis

Have you noticed excessive sweating?

Pain at Night

Do you have pain at night that keeps you awake?

Pain That Forces Patient into Fetal Position

Is the pain so bad it makes you curl up into a ball?

Pain Unrelieved by Recumbency

Does lying down not help with your pain?

Sacral Pain Without History of Injury

Do you have pain in your lower back or hips, even though you haven't had an injury?

Bilateral Symptoms

Do you have symptoms or pain on both sides of your body?

Changes in Mental Status

Have you noticed any confusion, forgetfulness, or difficulty concentrating?

Dyspnea

Do you ever feel short of breath, even when you're not doing much?

Headaches, Dizziness, Fainting, or Falling

Have you had headaches, dizziness, fainting spells, or trouble with balance?

Painless Weakness of Muscles, Often Proximal

Have you felt any weakness in your muscles that doesn't hurt?

Obvious Changes in Wart or Mole

Have you noticed any changes in a mole or wart, like its size or color?

Skin Lesions, Thickening of a Lump

Do you have any unusual rashes, lumps, or bumps?

Unusual Bleeding, Bruising, or Discharge

Are you bleeding, bruising easily, or noticing any strange discharge?

Poor or Delayed Healing

Do you have any cuts or wounds that are healing slowly?

Insidious Onset with Progression of Symptoms

Did your symptoms come on gradually and keep getting worse?

Visual Disturbances

Do you feel like something is wrong with your vision?

Unusual Vital Signs

Have you noticed anything odd with your heart rate, breathing, or other vital signs?