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Rheumatic fever - please sm

Posted: Dec 20, 2011

Doctor says positive for rheumatic fever as a child under review of systems. Need some input what system to put this under. There is no inflammatory review of system option. Musculoskeltal, Hemo, Endocrine, Pulmonary, Cardio is the options. Thanks for any help.

Is this totally verbatim, or can you change the order? - catladynotcrazy

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Childhood history really belongs under past medical history anyway. It's not a review of systems item, because it's not a current symptom. If you had to put it in that section as something that affected a certain system at some time, rheumatic fever affects lymphatic and like you said, causes inflammation. Can you add headings? I have had doctors give lymphatic as a heading in PE or ROS. I guess I didn't really answer it for you. I think it should be in PMH if you can (and it you're still working on it.) :)

Rheumatic fever question - lka

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I would put it under cardiovascular if he says this in the review of systems as it can affect a heart valve.

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