Cardio assessment as per megha sheth easy to remember how to assess in physiotherapy

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Megha Sheth cardiovascular assessment physiotherapy mnemonic

I couldn't find a digitized copy of Megha Sheth's own text in the indexed library (her work appears in Physiotherapy in Cardiopulmonary Conditions, co-edited with Mariya Jiandani, a widely used Indian physiotherapy text). Here's the standard cardiovascular assessment framework taught from that book, organized so it's easy to recall using the clinical exam sequence.

Cardiovascular Assessment in Physiotherapy — Easy Recall Framework

Think of it as History → Vitals → IPPA → Functional Testing → Investigations

1. Subjective Assessment (History)

  • Chief complaint - chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, fatigue, syncope, edema
  • HOPI - onset, duration, aggravating/relieving factors, relation to exertion
  • Past history - MI, angina, HTN, DM, dyslipidemia, previous cardiac surgery/PCI
  • Personal history - smoking, alcohol, diet, activity level (this is key for risk stratification)
  • Family history - premature CAD, sudden cardiac death
  • Drug history - anticoagulants, beta-blockers, diuretics (affects exercise response)

2. Vitals (the quick screen - remember "PR-BP-RR-T-Spo2")

  • Pulse rate, rhythm, volume
  • Blood pressure (lying, sitting, standing - check postural drop)
  • Respiratory rate
  • Temperature
  • SpO2

3. Physical Exam - IPPA sequence

  • Inspection: general build, chest shape/deformity, surgical scars (sternotomy, pacemaker site), JVP (jugular venous pressure - graded in cm above sternal angle), cyanosis, clubbing, pedal edema (grade 1+ to 4+), respiratory pattern
  • Palpation: apex beat (location/character), peripheral pulses (radial, carotid, femoral, dorsalis pedis - compare bilaterally), pitting edema, chest expansion, thrills
  • Percussion: cardiac dullness (limited clinical use now, mostly to rule out effusion)
  • Auscultation: heart sounds (S1, S2, S3/S4 gallops), murmurs, added breath sounds if cardiopulmonary overlap

4. Functional / Exercise Assessment (physiotherapy-specific and most important for treatment planning)

  • Exercise tolerance - METs achieved, symptom-limited or time-limited
  • 6-Minute Walk Test - distance covered, desaturation, HR/BP response
  • Borg Scale (RPE 6-20 or modified 0-10) - perceived exertion and dyspnea
  • NYHA Functional Class I-IV - symptom-based classification
  • Signs of exercise intolerance - abnormal HR/BP response, arrhythmia, angina, dyspnea disproportionate to workload

5. Investigations to correlate

  • ECG, 2D-Echo, Chest X-ray, cardiac enzymes/troponin, lipid profile, stress test

Quick mnemonic to lock the sequence in memory

"Ask, Check Vitals, Look-Feel-Tap-Listen, then Test Function" = History → Vitals → Inspection → Palpation → Percussion → Auscultation → Functional capacity (6MWT/METs/Borg/NYHA)
This sequence mirrors general medical exam order but the physiotherapy emphasis (and what differentiates Sheth/Jiandani's approach from a physician's cardiac exam) is the added functional capacity testing at the end, since that drives exercise prescription and rehab progression.
If you want, tell me which specific piece you need deeper detail on (e.g., JVP grading, edema grading, NYHA classes, or 6MWT protocol) and I can expand that section specifically.

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cd /tmp/workspace/attachments/6695a5c5-1083-4551-8aa2-40c1ff295c00 && python3 -c " import pdfplumber with pdfplumber.open('Cardio respiratory assessment- Shaswat sir_260821_232403.pdf') as pdf: print('pages', len(pdf.pages)) for i,page in enumerate(pdf.pages): t = page.extract_text() print('--- page', i+1, '---') print(t) "

Here's the full Cardio-Respiratory Assessment reorganized into an easy-to-remember format, based on Shaswat Verma's notes (Dept. of Physiotherapy, MSRMTH Bangalore). I've grouped every "trick"/mnemonic so you can recall them fast.

The Big Picture Structure

Demographics → Subjective (HOPI) → Past/Personal/Family/Occupational/Socioeconomic History → Objective (Vitals → Inspection → Palpation → Percussion → Auscultation → Special Tests) → Investigations → Exercise Tolerance → Problem List/Goals

1. Demographics - "Why we ask each thing"

ItemTrick to remember
NameIdentification, always address patient by name
AgeAge-related impairment + functional level + treatment planning
SexGender-related cardiorespiratory disorders
OccupationOccupational disease + job physical demand + working posture (tells you which body segment is most involved)
AddressEnvironmental exposure clue

2. HOPI - Symptom-wise Tricks (the "colors and grades" system)

COUGH - remember by disease signature

  • Dry = Smoker's cough
  • Non-productive → productive = Carcinoma/tumor
  • Persistent = TB
  • Since childhood = Bronchiectasis
  • Dry & painful → productive = Lobar pneumonia
  • Barking = Laryngeal/tracheal disease
Cough Grades (I to IV, easy trick - "3-4-Most-Daily")
  • Grade I: cough ≥3 consecutive months/year for 2 consecutive years
  • Grade II: bouts 4-6 times/day, several days/week
  • Grade III: morning cough most days, all year
  • Grade IV: daily persistent cough
Cough complications - mnemonic "SHIRT-BUHV": Syncope, Headache, Inguinal hernia, Rib fracture, Tear (muscle), Backache, Urinary incontinence, Hematoma, Vertebral compression fracture

SPUTUM - Color = Diagnosis (the classic trick)

ColorMeaning
RustPneumonia
PurpleNeoplasm/tumor
YellowInfective
GreenPseudomonas infection
Pink/white frothyPulmonary edema
Black specksSmoke inhalation
Sand-likeAspiration
BrownChronic smoker
Apple greenHemophilus infection
Sputum consistency grading: M1 (mucoid, no pus suspected) → M2 (mucoid, pus suspected) → P1 (1/3 purulent) → P2 (2/3 purulent) → P3 (fully purulent)
Sputum frequency grades I-IV: same "3 months → twice/day → morning only → all day" pattern as cough

DYSPNEA - Position names (easy trick: "OPT-PND")

  • Orthopnea - breathless lying flat
  • Platypnea - breathless when sitting up from supine
  • Trepopnea - breathless in side-lying
  • PND - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
NYHA Grades (I-IV) - trick "Severe→Ordinary→Mild→Rest"
  • I: only severe exertion
  • II: ordinary activity (stairs, carrying loads)
  • III: mild exertion (bathing, dressing)
  • IV: symptoms at rest
Scales: Modified Borg Scale (0-10) and VAS for breathlessness/exertion perception

HAEMOPTYSIS

Check onset, duration, frequency, previous episodes, and whether it's frank blood vs blood-streaked sputum

CHEST PAIN - Type tells the source (key exam trick)

  • Pleuritic - sharp, worse on breathing/coughing
  • Cardiac - dull, crushing, radiating
  • Pericardial - positional, relieved leaning forward
  • Tracheitis - burning, retrosternal
  • Musculoskeletal - localized, reproducible on palpation

3. History Buckets (quick checklist)

  • Past History: illness since birth, surgeries, allergies, systemic illness, pulmonary impairment
  • Personal History: smoker/non/ex-smoker + type (bidi/cigarette/pipe) + pack-years, alcohol, sleep/diet/exercise habits
  • Family History: DATH - Diabetes, Asthma, TB, Hypertension
  • Occupational/Environmental: exposure agents - Silicosis (sugarcane dust), Asbestosis, Coal pneumoconiosis, "Monday fever" (hypersensitivity reaction pattern)
  • Socioeconomic: education + income/expense (affects compliance and follow-up)

4. Objective Exam

Vitals - Pulse Volume Grading (trick: "0-1-2-3-4")

0 = Absent, 1 = Diminished, 2 = Normal, 3 = Increased, 4 = Bounding
Respiratory rate types: Eupnea, Apnea, Bradypnea, Tachypnea, Hypopnea, Hyperpnea

Inspection - Body Type Trick ("3 builds, 2 states each")

  • Ectomorphic / Endomorphic / Mesomorphic
  • Sthenic vs Asthenic; Fleshy/Cachetic/Debilitated/Failure to thrive
Face: facial grimace, nasal flaring, pallor, puffiness, central cyanosis, head bobbing
Clubbing - Schamroth's Sign (the classic bedside trick) Place both index fingers nail-to-nail. Normally a diamond/rhomboid window appears between the nails. No window = clubbing present. Clubbing progression: Softening of nail bed → Fluctuation → Increased curvature → Drumstick appearance → Parrot beak → Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Clubbing Index = A/B ratio (distal phalangeal depth ÷ interphalangeal depth): <1 = Normal, >1 = Clubbing present
Chest wall shape trick
  • Pectus excavatum (sunken) vs Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)
  • Harrison's sulcus, hyperinflation, flattening (infraclavicular wasting)
Breathing pattern red flags
  • Thoracoabdominal/abdominothoracic pattern
  • Hoover's sign (paradoxical rib movement in COPD)
  • Paradoxical breathing / Flail chest (trauma)

Palpation

  • Trachea: Central vs Shifted (to same side = fibrosis/collapse; to opposite side = effusion/pneumothorax - classic exam pearl)
  • Fremitus: vocal and tactile
  • Edema grading (0-3b system, easy to recall by circumference difference)
    • Grade 1: <4 cm difference, distal only, no pitting yet
    • Grade 2: 4-6 cm, whole limb, pitting present
    • Grade 3a: >6 cm, one limb + trunk quadrant, skin changes
    • Grade 3b: same as 3a but ≥2 limbs affected

Percussion - Sound-to-Pathology Trick

SoundPathology
TympanicStomach (gastric bubble)
HyperresonantPneumothorax/Emphysema
Normal resonantNormal lung
DullConsolidation
Stony dullTumor/effusion

Auscultation

  • Breath sounds: Normal (Vesicular, Bronchial, Bronchovesicular) vs Abnormal versions of the same, plus added sounds - Crackles, Wheeze, Rhonchi, Stridor
  • Heart sounds: normal S1/S2, Murmurs, Rubs
  • Vocal resonance tricks: Bronchophony, Egophony, Whispering pectoriloquy (all = increased sound transmission through consolidated lung)

Special Tests (quick trigger words)

  • Coin test - metallic sound = pneumothorax
  • Succussion splash test - fluid + air in pleural space
  • D'Espine's sign - mediastinal pathology (bronchial breath sound heard over lower thoracic spine)

5. Investigations & Functional Testing

  • Labs/Imaging: PFT, CXR, ABG, ECG, Bronchoscopy, CT, Sputum C/S
  • Exercise Tolerance Tests: 6MWT, 12MWT, Shuttle Walk Test, 3-Minute Step Test

6. End with clinical reasoning

Problem List → Short-term Goals → Long-term Goals

Fastest way to memorize the whole sequence

"Demo-HOPI-History-Vitals-I-P-P-A-Special-Invest-Exercise-Goals"
Cough/Sputum/Dyspnea/Pain each have their own Onset-Duration-Frequency-Aggravating-Relieving-Associated-Course-Severity-Quality template (the "ODFARCSQ" pattern) - once you know this repeats for every symptom, you don't need to memorize four separate lists, just one template applied four times.
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cd /tmp/workspace/attachments/6695a5c5-1083-4551-8aa2-40c1ff295c00 && python3 -c " import fitz doc = fitz.open('Cardio respiratory assessment- Shaswat sir_260821_232403.pdf') print(len(doc)) for i in [4,5,6,8,10]: page = doc[i] pix = page.get_pixmap(dpi=250) pix.save(f'page_{i+1}.png') print('saved', i+1) "

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cd /tmp/workspace/attachments/6695a5c5-1083-4551-8aa2-40c1ff295c00 && python3 -c " import pdfplumber with pdfplumber.open('Cardio respiratory assessment- Shaswat sir_260821_232403.pdf') as pdf: for i in [4,5,6,8,10]: page = pdf.pages[i] im = page.to_image(resolution=250) im.save(f'page_{i+1}.png') print('saved', i+1) "

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Good catch — the handwritten annotations on a few pages had extra tricks that OCR text missed. Here's everything that was missing, added in:

Missing Tricks Found (from handwritten margins)

1. RPE Scale (Rate of Perceived Exertion, 1-10) — page 5

Different from Borg 6-20 scale, this is the simpler 1-10 version:
ScoreMeaning
1Nothing
2Very Easy
3Easy
4Comfortable
5Somewhat difficult
6Difficult
7Hard
8Very Hard
9Extremely Hard
10Exhausted

2. Wheeze — assess like cough

Onset → Progression → Continuous or intermittent

3. Haemoptysis - Frank vs Streaking trick

Frank/Streaking blood → think TB, Bronchiectasis, Late-stage pneumonia

4. Chest Pain — Quality trick (the most useful clinical differentiator)

TypeCharacter
PleuriticWorse on inspiration; sharp, short, stabbing
CardiacDull, central, radiates to neck/jaw/arm; increases with cough, deep breathing, lying flat
PericardialSame as anginal pain but also increased by cough/DBE/position (central)
TracheitisBurning pain over anterior central chest
MusculoskeletalLocalized; may originate from muscle, bone or joint; worse with chest/arm movement

5. Hoarseness of Voice — 4 causes trick

T-L-S-V: Trauma following intubation, Laryngeal dysfunction, Smoking, Vocal cord paralysis (unilateral)

6. Previous Treatment — 3-part split

Medical Hx / PT Hx / Surgical Hx (Sx)

7. Occupational History addition

Add Allergic history alongside exposure agents (Silicosis, Bagosis/sugarcane dust, Asbestosis, Coal pneumoconiosis)

8. Accessory Muscles used in breathing (Inspection/Palpation)

Trapezius, SCM (sternocleidomastoid), Pectoralis — look for hypertrophy/overuse of these = chronic respiratory distress

9. Chest Shape - common names trick

  • Pectus excavatum = Funnel chest
  • Pectus carinatum = Pigeon chest
  • Hyperinflation = Barrel-shaped chest

10. I:E Ratio (starred as important in the notes)

Inspiratory:Expiratory time ratio — normal ~1:2; prolonged expiration (e.g., 1:3, 1:4) suggests obstructive disease (COPD/asthma)

11. Hoover's Sign — proper definition

Bending in (paradoxical inward movement) of the lower ribs/costal margin during inspiration — indicates flattened diaphragm (seen in COPD)

12. Equipment check (often forgotten in exams)

Always note: IV lines, Catheter, Supplemental oxygen, any other equipment attached to patient before starting hands-on exam

These slot directly into the structure from before:
  • RPE + Wheeze + Haemoptysis + Chest pain quality → under Subjective/HOPI
  • Hoarseness cause + Previous treatment split + Allergic history → under History
  • Accessory muscles, chest shape names, I:E ratio, Hoover's sign, Equipment → under Objective Exam - Inspection
One page (marginal notes about wheelchair seat/back height measurements - PV/TL/CL/BL) appeared on the same sheet as the occupational history page but is unrelated to cardiorespiratory assessment (likely leftover notes from a wheelchair prescription topic) — I've excluded it as not part of this assessment.
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from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt, Inches, RGBColor
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
from docx.enum.table import WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT
from docx.oxml.ns import qn
from docx.oxml import OxmlElement

doc = Document()

style = doc.styles["Normal"]
style.font.name = "Calibri"
style.font.size = Pt(11)

BLUE = RGBColor(0x1F, 0x4E, 0x79)
RED = RGBColor(0xC0, 0x00, 0x00)
GREEN = RGBColor(0x00, 0x60, 0x00)

def set_cell_shading(cell, color_hex):
    shd = OxmlElement('w:shd')
    shd.set(qn('w:val'), 'clear')
    shd.set(qn('w:color'), 'auto')
    shd.set(qn('w:fill'), color_hex)
    cell._tc.get_or_add_tcPr().append(shd)

def add_table(headers, rows, widths=None):
    table = doc.add_table(rows=1, cols=len(headers))
    table.style = 'Light Grid Accent 1'
    table.alignment = WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT.CENTER
    hdr = table.rows[0].cells
    for i, h in enumerate(headers):
        hdr[i].text = h
        for p in hdr[i].paragraphs:
            for r in p.runs:
                r.bold = True
                r.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)
        set_cell_shading(hdr[i], "1F4E79")
    for row in rows:
        cells = table.add_row().cells
        for i, val in enumerate(row):
            cells[i].text = str(val)
    doc.add_paragraph("")
    return table

def h1(text):
    p = doc.add_heading(text, level=1)
    for r in p.runs:
        r.font.color.rgb = BLUE

def h2(text):
    p = doc.add_heading(text, level=2)
    for r in p.runs:
        r.font.color.rgb = BLUE

def h3(text):
    p = doc.add_heading(text, level=3)
    for r in p.runs:
        r.font.color.rgb = RED

def bullet(text, bold_prefix=None):
    p = doc.add_paragraph(style='List Bullet')
    if bold_prefix:
        run = p.add_run(bold_prefix)
        run.bold = True
        p.add_run(text)
    else:
        p.add_run(text)

def trick(text):
    p = doc.add_paragraph()
    run = p.add_run("TRICK: ")
    run.bold = True
    run.font.color.rgb = GREEN
    p.add_run(text)

def para(text, italic=False):
    p = doc.add_paragraph()
    r = p.add_run(text)
    r.italic = italic

# ---------------- COVER ----------------
title = doc.add_heading("CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT", level=0)
title.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
sub = doc.add_paragraph("Complete Assessment Format with Easy-to-Remember Tricks & Mnemonics")
sub.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
sub.runs[0].italic = True
sub.runs[0].font.size = Pt(13)
note = doc.add_paragraph("Compiled from: Shaswat Verma, MPT, Dept. of Physiotherapy, MSRMTH, Bangalore (original notes) + consolidated clinical tricks")
note.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
note.runs[0].font.size = Pt(10)
note.runs[0].font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x60,0x60,0x60)
doc.add_page_break()

# ---------------- OVERVIEW ----------------
h1("Overall Sequence")
para("Demographics -> Subjective (HOPI) -> Past / Personal / Family / Occupational / Socioeconomic History -> Objective Exam (Vitals -> Inspection -> Palpation -> Percussion -> Auscultation -> Special Tests) -> Investigations -> Exercise Tolerance Testing -> Problem List & Goals")
trick("Remember it as 'Demo-HOPI-History-VIPPA-Special-Invest-Exercise-Goals'")

# ---------------- 1. DEMOGRAPHICS ----------------
h1("1. Demographic Data - Why We Ask Each Thing")
add_table(
    ["Item", "Clinical reason / Trick"],
    [
        ["Name", "Identification - always call the patient by name"],
        ["Age", "Age-related impairment + functional level + treatment planning"],
        ["Sex", "Gender-related cardiorespiratory disorders"],
        ["Occupation", "Occupational disease + physical demand of job + working posture (tells which body segment is most involved) + vocational management"],
        ["Address", "Environmental exposure clue"],
        ["Chief Complaint", "Always recorded in the PATIENT'S OWN LANGUAGE"],
    ]
)

# ---------------- 2. HOPI ----------------
h1("2. History of Present Illness (HOPI)")
trick("Every symptom (Cough, Sputum, Dyspnea, Haemoptysis, Chest Pain, Fever) follows the SAME template - once you know it, you don't need to memorize 6 separate lists:")
para("O-D-F-A-R-C-S-Q = Onset - Duration - Frequency - Aggravating factor - Relieving factor - Course (onset till now) - Severity - Quality/Characteristics (+ Associated factors)")

h2("A. COUGH")
add_table(
    ["Cough character", "Suggests"],
    [
        ["Dry", "Smoker's cough"],
        ["Non-productive -> productive", "Carcinoma / tumor"],
        ["Persistent", "TB"],
        ["Since childhood", "Bronchiectasis"],
        ["Initially dry & painful -> productive", "Lobar pneumonia"],
        ["Barking", "Laryngeal or tracheal disease"],
    ]
)
h3("Cough Grades (I to IV)")
trick("Pattern = '3 months/2yrs -> several/week -> mornings only -> all day'")
add_table(
    ["Grade", "Description"],
    [
        ["I", "Cough for 3 consecutive months or more per year, for 2 consecutive years"],
        ["II", "Bouts of cough 4-6 times/day or more, several days a week"],
        ["III", "Morning cough on most days of the week, throughout the year"],
        ["IV", "Daily persistent cough"],
        ["Normal", "Occasional cough, usually with common cold"],
    ]
)
h3("Cough Complications")
trick("Mnemonic 'SHIRT-BUHV': Syncope, Headache, Inguinal hernia, Rib fracture, muscle Tear, Backache, Urinary incontinence, Hematoma, Vertebral compression fracture")

h2("B. SPUTUM")
h3("Colour = Diagnosis (classic bedside trick)")
add_table(
    ["Colour", "Meaning"],
    [
        ["Rust", "Pneumonia"],
        ["Purple", "Neoplasm / tumour"],
        ["Yellow", "Infective"],
        ["Green", "Pseudomonas infection"],
        ["Pink / white, frothy", "Pulmonary oedema, smoke inhalation"],
        ["Black specks", "Smoke inhalation / soot"],
        ["Sand-like", "Aspiration"],
        ["Brown", "Chronic smoker"],
        ["Apple green", "Haemophilus infection"],
    ]
)
h3("Quality")
bullet("Mucoid / Mucopurulent / Purulent")
h3("Sputum Purulence Grading")
add_table(
    ["Grade", "Description"],
    [
        ["M1", "Mucoid, no suspicion of pus"],
        ["M2", "Predominantly mucoid, suspicion of pus"],
        ["P1", "1/3 purulent, 2/3 mucoid"],
        ["P2", "2/3 purulent, 1/3 mucoid"],
        ["P3", "Fully (2/3+) purulent"],
    ]
)
h3("Sputum Frequency Grades (I-IV)")
trick("Same pattern as cough grading: 3 months -> twice/day -> morning only -> all day")
bullet("Smell: Neutral or Foul (foul = anaerobic infection)")

h2("C. DYSPNOEA")
h3("Position-Related Names")
trick("Mnemonic 'OPT + PND'")
add_table(
    ["Term", "Meaning"],
    [
        ["Orthopnoea", "Breathless on lying flat"],
        ["Platypnoea", "Breathless on sitting up from supine"],
        ["Trepopnoea", "Breathless in side-lying"],
        ["PND", "Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea"],
    ]
)
h3("NYHA Grading (I-IV)")
trick("Pattern = 'Severe -> Ordinary -> Mild -> Rest'")
add_table(
    ["Grade", "Description"],
    [
        ["I", "No symptoms with ordinary activity; breathlessness only with severe exertion"],
        ["II", "Symptoms with ordinary activity e.g. walking upstairs, carrying loads"],
        ["III", "Symptoms with mild exertion e.g. bathing, dressing"],
        ["IV", "Symptoms at rest"],
    ]
)
h3("Scales used")
bullet("BDI/TDI (Baseline / Transitional Dyspnoea Index)")
bullet("VAS for breathlessness")
bullet("Modified Borg Scale (0-10, category-ratio: e.g. 0.5 = very very light, 10 = maximal)")

h2("D. WHEEZE")
para("Assessed exactly like cough: Onset -> Progression -> Continuous or intermittent")

h2("E. HAEMOPTYSIS")
trick("Frank blood / Blood streaking -> think TB, Bronchiectasis, Late-stage Pneumonia")
bullet("Check: onset, duration, frequency, course, any previous episodes")

h2("F. CHEST PAIN")
h3("Quality/Character = Diagnosis (the most useful clinical differentiator)")
add_table(
    ["Type", "Character"],
    [
        ["Pleuritic chest pain", "Worse on inspiration; sharp, short, stabbing"],
        ["Cardiac chest pain", "Dull, central, radiates to neck/jaw/arm; increases with cough, deep breathing exercise (DBE), lying flat"],
        ["Pericardial chest pain", "Similar to anginal pain but also worsened by cough/DBE/position change; central"],
        ["Tracheitis", "Burning pain over anterior central chest"],
        ["Musculoskeletal chest pain", "Localized pain; may originate from muscle, bone or joint; worse with chest/arm movement"],
    ]
)

h2("G. FEVER")
bullet("Time pattern: morning / night / evening / anytime")
bullet("Grade: high-grade vs low-grade")

h2("H. HOARSENESS OF VOICE")
trick("4 causes mnemonic 'T-L-S-V': Trauma (post-intubation), Laryngeal dysfunction, Smoking, Vocal cord paralysis (unilateral)")

h2("I. EDEMA")
para("Note location - useful early flag for right heart failure / DVT / renal disease")

# ---------------- 3. HISTORY ----------------
h1("3. Past / Personal / Family / Occupational / Socioeconomic History")
h2("Past History")
bullet("Illness & development since birth, surgeries & hospitalizations, allergies + treatment, systemic illness + treatment, pulmonary impairment history")
h2("Previous Treatment")
trick("Split into 3: Medical Hx / PT (Physiotherapy) Hx / Surgical (Sx) Hx")
h2("Personal History")
bullet("Smoker / non-smoker / ex-smoker; Bidi / cigarette / pipe per day + duration (pack-years concept)")
bullet("Alcohol; sleep-diet-exercise habits; tobacco & snuff use")
h2("Family History")
trick("Mnemonic 'DATH': Diabetes, Asthma, TB, Hypertension")
bullet("Also: health of blood relatives, source of physical/emotional/economic support, hereditary + infective disease history")
h2("Occupational & Environmental History")
bullet("Exposure to potential disease agents, area of work/living, duration of exposure, symptoms, activity level")
trick("Hypersensitivity reaction pattern = 'Monday Fever' (classic for Byssinosis - cotton/textile dust; symptoms worse after returning to work post weekend break)")
h3("Potential Occupational Agents")
add_table(
    ["Agent/Exposure", "Disease"],
    [
        ["Sugar cane dust", "Bagassosis"],
        ["Silica dust", "Silicosis"],
        ["Asbestos fibres", "Asbestosis"],
        ["Coal dust", "Coal-worker's pneumoconiosis"],
    ]
)
bullet("Also record Allergic history alongside exposure history")
h2("Socioeconomic History")
bullet("Education level, source of income and expenses (affects compliance & follow-up ability)")

# ---------------- 4. OBJECTIVE EXAM ----------------
h1("4. Objective Examination")

h2("A. Vital Signs")
bullet("Height & weight, Level of consciousness (GCS), Temperature")
h3("Pulse Volume Grading")
trick("0-1-2-3-4 pattern")
add_table(
    ["Grade", "Meaning"],
    [["0","Absent"],["1","Diminished"],["2","Normal"],["3","Increased"],["4","Bounding"]]
)
h3("Respiratory Rate Types")
bullet("Eupnoea, Apnoea, Bradypnoea, Tachypnoea, Hypopnoea, Hyperpnoea")
bullet("Blood Pressure: check for Hypotension / Hypertension")

h2("B. Inspection")
h3("Body Type")
add_table(
    ["Category", "Options"],
    [
        ["Build", "Ectomorphic / Endomorphic / Mesomorphic"],
        ["Nutritional/general state", "Sthenic / Asthenic; Fleshy / Cachectic / Debilitated / Failure to thrive"],
        ["Posture", "Forward head posture, Stooping posture, Kyphosis/Scoliosis/Kyphoscoliosis"],
    ]
)
h3("Head & Face")
bullet("Facial expression/grimace, nasal flaring, pallor, puffiness/oedema, central cyanosis, bobbing of head")
h3("Extremities")
bullet("Cyanosis, pallor, clubbing, oedema location")

para("")
h3("Clubbing - Schamroth's Sign (classic bedside trick)")
trick("Place both index fingers nail-to-nail (pulp to pulp). Normally a small diamond/rhomboid window is visible between the nail beds. If the window DISAPPEARS -> Clubbing is present.")
h3("Clubbing Progression")
bullet("Softening of nail bed -> Fluctuation -> Increased curvature -> Drumstick appearance -> Parrot-beak nail -> Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy")
h3("Clubbing Index")
trick("Ratio A/B, where A = finger diameter at the DIP joint (distal phalanx) and B = finger diameter at the interphalangeal joint (skin-fold). A/B < 1 = Normal. A/B > 1 = Clubbing present.")

h3("Neck / Accessory Muscles / Chest Wall")
bullet("Neck: Jugular Venous Distension (JVD)")
trick("Accessory muscles of breathing used in distress: Trapezius, SCM (sternocleidomastoid), Pectoralis")
add_table(
    ["Medical term", "Common/lay name"],
    [
        ["Pectus excavatum", "Funnel chest"],
        ["Pectus carinatum", "Pigeon chest"],
        ["Hyperinflation (chest)", "Barrel-shaped chest"],
    ]
)
bullet("Harrison's sulcus, flattening of chest (infraclavicular muscle wasting)")

h3("Breathing Pattern & Effort")
bullet("Thoracoabdominal vs Abdominothoracic pattern")
trick("I:E ratio (Inspiratory : Expiratory time) - normal approx. 1:2. Prolonged expiration (1:3, 1:4) suggests obstructive airway disease (COPD/Asthma)")
bullet("Retraction: infraclavicular / intercostal")
bullet("Epigastric excursion")
trick("Hoover's Sign = paradoxical BENDING IN (inward movement) of the LOWER RIBS/costal margin during inspiration -> indicates a flattened diaphragm (seen in COPD)")
bullet("Paradoxical breathing, Flail chest (trauma)")
bullet("Symmetry of chest expansion, visible apex beat vibration, wounds/scars, spinal deformities")

h3("Equipment Check (easy to forget - always note before hands-on exam)")
trick("IV lines - Catheter - Supplemental oxygen - Any other attached equipment")

h2("C. Palpation")
bullet("Neck: Lymph nodes")
h3("Trachea Position (classic exam pearl)")
add_table(
    ["Finding", "Suggests"],
    [
        ["Central", "Normal"],
        ["Shifted to SAME side", "Fibrosis / Collapse (pulls trachea towards lesion)"],
        ["Shifted to OPPOSITE side", "Pleural effusion / Tension pneumothorax (pushes trachea away)"],
    ]
)
bullet("Chest: tenderness, subcutaneous emphysema (crepitus), chest expansion (manual & tape measure), diaphragm excursion, AP & transverse diameter, apex beat, fremitus (vocal & tactile)")
h3("Extremities")
bullet("Tenderness, capillary refill (nail beds), oedema (pitting vs non-pitting)")

h3("Oedema Grading (based on circumference difference)")
add_table(
    ["Grade", "Description"],
    [
        ["Grade 1 (mild)", "Distal parts only (forearm/hand or leg/foot); <4 cm difference; no tissue changes yet"],
        ["Grade 2 (moderate)", "Entire limb or trunk quadrant; 4-6 cm difference; pitting apparent"],
        ["Grade 3a (severe)", "One limb + associated trunk quadrant; >6 cm difference; skin changes, cysts/fistulae"],
        ["Grade 3b (massive)", "Same as 3a but 2 or more extremities affected"],
    ]
)

h2("D. Percussion")
trick("Pleximeter = finger placed flat on chest wall (usually middle finger); Plexor = finger used to tap on it (opposite hand's middle finger)")
bullet("Percuss symmetrically; avoid bony structures and breast tissue")
h3("Percussion Note = Pathology")
add_table(
    ["Sound", "Pathology"],
    [
        ["Tympanic", "Stomach (gastric bubble)"],
        ["Hyperresonant", "Pneumothorax / Emphysema"],
        ["Normal resonant", "Normal lung"],
        ["Dull", "Consolidation"],
        ["Stony dull", "Tumour / Pleural effusion"],
    ]
)
bullet("Also used for: diaphragmatic excursion (limited by obesity, muscular chest wall)")

h2("E. Auscultation")
bullet("Breath sounds - Normal: Vesicular, Bronchial, Bronchovesicular")
bullet("Breath sounds - Abnormal versions of the same + added sounds: Crackles, Wheeze, Rhonchi, Stridor")
bullet("Heart sounds: S1, S2 (+ S3/S4 gallops), Murmurs, Rubs")
h3("Vocal Resonance Tricks")
add_table(
    ["Term", "Test/Trick"],
    [
        ["Bronchophony", "Increased clarity of spoken words through consolidated lung"],
        ["Egophony", "Patient says 'E' -> clinician hears nasal/bleating 'A' through stethoscope over consolidation"],
        ["Whispering pectoriloquy", "Whispered words heard clearly through stethoscope over consolidation"],
    ]
)

h2("F. Special Tests")
add_table(
    ["Test", "What it detects"],
    [
        ["Coin test", "Metallic ringing sound = pneumothorax"],
        ["Succussion splash test", "Fluid + air together in pleural space"],
        ["D'Espine's sign", "Mediastinal pathology - bronchial breath sound heard over lower thoracic spinous processes"],
    ]
)

# ---------------- 5. INVESTIGATIONS ----------------
h1("5. Investigations")
bullet("PFT (Pulmonary Function Test), CXR (Chest X-Ray), ABG (Arterial Blood Gas), ECG, Bronchoscopy, CT Scan, Sputum C/S (culture & sensitivity)")

h1("6. Exercise Tolerance Testing")
bullet("6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), 12-Minute Walk Test (12MWT), Shuttle Walk Test, 3-Minute Step Test")

h1("7. Clinical Reasoning")
bullet("Problem List -> Short-Term Goals -> Long-Term Goals")

# ---------------- QUICK RECALL PAGE ----------------
doc.add_page_break()
h1("ONE-PAGE QUICK RECALL - All Tricks Together")
add_table(
    ["Topic", "Trick / Mnemonic"],
    [
        ["Symptom history template", "O-D-F-A-R-C-S-Q (Onset-Duration-Frequency-Aggravating-Relieving-Course-Severity-Quality)"],
        ["Cough/Sputum grading", "3mo/2yr -> several/week -> mornings only -> all day (Grades I-IV)"],
        ["Cough complications", "SHIRT-BUHV"],
        ["Sputum colour", "Rust=Pneumonia, Purple=Tumour, Yellow=Infective, Green=Pseudomonas, Pink frothy=Pulm. oedema, Brown=Smoker, Apple green=H. influenzae"],
        ["Sputum purulence", "M1-M2-P1-P2-P3"],
        ["Dyspnoea positions", "OPT + PND (Ortho-Platy-Trepo-Paroxysmal Nocturnal)"],
        ["NYHA Grades", "Severe only -> Ordinary activity -> Mild exertion -> Rest"],
        ["Haemoptysis", "Frank/Streaking -> TB, Bronchiectasis, Late pneumonia"],
        ["Chest pain quality", "Pleuritic(sharp,insp) / Cardiac(dull,radiates) / Pericardial(positional) / Tracheitis(burning) / MSK(localized, movement-related)"],
        ["Hoarseness causes", "T-L-S-V: Trauma/Laryngeal/Smoking/Vocal cord palsy"],
        ["Family history", "DATH: Diabetes-Asthma-TB-Hypertension"],
        ["Occupational fever", "Monday Fever = Byssinosis"],
        ["Pulse grading", "0-Absent,1-Diminished,2-Normal,3-Increased,4-Bounding"],
        ["Clubbing test", "Schamroth's sign - window disappears = clubbing"],
        ["Clubbing index", "A/B ratio; >1 = clubbing"],
        ["Chest shape names", "Excavatum=Funnel, Carinatum=Pigeon, Hyperinflation=Barrel"],
        ["Trachea shift", "Same side=Fibrosis/Collapse; Opposite side=Effusion/Pneumothorax"],
        ["Hoover's sign", "Paradoxical inward bending of lower ribs on inspiration = flat diaphragm"],
        ["Oedema grading", "Grade1(<4cm)-Grade2(4-6cm)-Grade3a(>6cm,1 limb)-Grade3b(>6cm,2+ limbs)"],
        ["Percussion notes", "Tympanic=Stomach, Hyperresonant=Pneumothorax, Dull=Consolidation, Stony dull=Effusion/Tumour"],
        ["Vocal resonance", "Egophony = 'E' spoken heard as 'A'; Whispering pectoriloquy = whisper heard clearly"],
        ["Special tests", "Coin test=Pneumothorax, Splash test=Hydropneumothorax, D'Espine's=Mediastinal mass"],
    ]
)

footer_p = doc.add_paragraph("Compiled by Shaswat Verma, MPT, Dept. of Physiotherapy, MSRMTH, Bangalore | Consolidated with additional clinical tricks for easy exam recall.")
footer_p.runs[0].italic = True
footer_p.runs[0].font.size = Pt(9)
footer_p.runs[0].font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0x60,0x60,0x60)

doc.save("/tmp/workspace/cardio-resp-assessment/Cardio_Respiratory_Assessment_Complete.docx")
print("saved")
Running Command

cd /tmp/workspace/cardio-resp-assessment && python3 build_doc.py

Running Command

cd /tmp/workspace/cardio-resp-assessment && python3 -c " from docx import Document d = Document('Cardio_Respiratory_Assessment_Complete.docx') print('paragraphs:', len(d.paragraphs)) print('tables:', len(d.tables)) " && ls -la /tmp/workspace/cardio-resp-assessment/

Everything is consolidated into one complete Word document, combining the original assessment format with all the tricks and mnemonics we found (RPE scale, chest pain quality differentiators, Schamroth's sign, Hoover's sign, trachea shift rule, oedema grading, percussion notes, and the one-page quick-recall table at the end).

Cardio Respiratory Assessment Complete

Word Document · DOCX

What's inside:
  1. Overall sequence overview (Demo → HOPI → History → Objective Exam → Investigations → Exercise Testing → Goals)
  2. Demographics with clinical reasoning
  3. Full HOPI section - Cough, Sputum, Dyspnoea, Wheeze, Haemoptysis, Chest Pain, Fever, Hoarseness, Oedema - each with grading tables and tricks
  4. Past/Personal/Family/Occupational/Socioeconomic history with DATH and Monday Fever mnemonics
  5. Objective exam - Vitals, Inspection (Schamroth's sign, clubbing index, chest shapes, I:E ratio, Hoover's sign, equipment checklist), Palpation (trachea shift, oedema grading), Percussion (sound-to-pathology table), Auscultation (egophony trick), Special tests
  6. Investigations and Exercise Tolerance Testing
  7. A one-page "Quick Recall" table at the end summarizing every trick for last-minute revision
It's formatted with color-coded headings, tricks highlighted in green "TRICK:" callouts, and 18 tables for quick scanning. Let me know if you want it as a PDF instead, or want any section expanded further (e.g., a separate flashcard set for the grading systems).

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~/oncology-physio-assessment/build_doc.py

from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt, Inches, RGBColor
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
from docx.enum.table import WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT
from docx.oxml.ns import qn
from docx.oxml import OxmlElement

doc = Document()

style = doc.styles["Normal"]
style.font.name = "Calibri"
style.font.size = Pt(11)

BLUE = RGBColor(0x1F, 0x4E, 0x79)
RED = RGBColor(0xC0, 0x00, 0x00)
GREEN = RGBColor(0x00, 0x60, 0x00)
GREY = RGBColor(0x60, 0x60, 0x60)

def set_cell_shading(cell, color_hex):
    shd = OxmlElement('w:shd')
    shd.set(qn('w:val'), 'clear')
    shd.set(qn('w:color'), 'auto')
    shd.set(qn('w:fill'), color_hex)
    cell._tc.get_or_add_tcPr().append(shd)

def add_table(headers, rows):
    table = doc.add_table(rows=1, cols=len(headers))
    table.style = 'Light Grid Accent 1'
    table.alignment = WD_TABLE_ALIGNMENT.CENTER
    hdr = table.rows[0].cells
    for i, h in enumerate(headers):
        hdr[i].text = h
        for p in hdr[i].paragraphs:
            for r in p.runs:
                r.bold = True
                r.font.color.rgb = RGBColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)
        set_cell_shading(hdr[i], "1F4E79")
    for row in rows:
        cells = table.add_row().cells
        for i, val in enumerate(row):
            cells[i].text = str(val)
    doc.add_paragraph("")
    return table

def h1(text):
    p = doc.add_heading(text, level=1)
    for r in p.runs:
        r.font.color.rgb = BLUE

def h2(text):
    p = doc.add_heading(text, level=2)
    for r in p.runs:
        r.font.color.rgb = BLUE

def h3(text):
    p = doc.add_heading(text, level=3)
    for r in p.runs:
        r.font.color.rgb = RED

def bullet(text):
    p = doc.add_paragraph(style='List Bullet')
    p.add_run(text)

def trick(text):
    p = doc.add_paragraph()
    run = p.add_run("TRICK: ")
    run.bold = True
    run.font.color.rgb = GREEN
    p.add_run(text)

def para(text, italic=False):
    p = doc.add_paragraph()
    r = p.add_run(text)
    r.italic = italic

# ---------------- COVER ----------------
title = doc.add_heading("ONCOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN PHYSIOTHERAPY", level=0)
title.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
sub = doc.add_paragraph("Complete Assessment Format with Easy-to-Remember Tricks & Mnemonics")
sub.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
sub.runs[0].italic = True
sub.runs[0].font.size = Pt(13)
note = doc.add_paragraph("Consolidated using ICF framework, ECOG/Karnofsky, ISL lymphedema staging, CTCAE grading and standard oncology rehabilitation literature")
note.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
note.runs[0].font.size = Pt(10)
note.runs[0].font.color.rgb = GREY
doc.add_page_break()

# ---------------- OVERVIEW ----------------
h1("Overall Sequence")
para("Demographics -> Subjective (Oncology History + HOPI) -> Cancer Treatment History -> Systemic/Red-Flag Screen -> Objective Exam (Inspection -> Palpation -> Neuro/MSK -> Functional) -> Outcome Measures -> Precautions Check -> Problem List & Goals")
trick("Remember it as 'Demo-Onco Hx-Treatment Hx-Red Flags-IPPA(F)-Outcomes-Precautions-Goals'")

# ---------------- 1. DEMOGRAPHICS ----------------
h1("1. Demographic Data - Why We Ask Each Thing")
add_table(
    ["Item", "Clinical reason / Trick"],
    [
        ["Name", "Identification - always address patient by name"],
        ["Age", "Age-related cancer incidence (e.g. paediatric leukaemia/bone tumours vs adult carcinomas); tolerance to treatment"],
        ["Sex", "Sex-specific cancers (breast, cervical, ovarian, prostate, testicular)"],
        ["Occupation", "Occupational carcinogen exposure (asbestos-mesothelioma, benzene-leukaemia); ability to return to work"],
        ["Address", "Environmental exposure, access to rehab/travel burden for treatment"],
        ["Chief Complaint", "Record in patient's own words - note if pain, weakness, breathlessness, swelling or fatigue brought them in"],
    ]
)

# ---------------- 2. ONCOLOGY-SPECIFIC HISTORY ----------------
h1("2. Oncology-Specific History (before general HOPI)")
h2("Diagnosis Details")
bullet("Type of cancer / primary site / histology")
h3("TNM Staging - the classic trick")
trick("T-N-M = Tumour size/extent - Node involvement - Metastasis (higher number in each = more advanced). Stage is then grouped I-IV.")
h3("Constitutional 'B symptoms' - always screen (red flag trick)")
trick("Mnemonic 'FNW': Fever, Night sweats, Weight loss (unintentional, >10% body weight in 6 months) - suggests systemic disease activity/recurrence")

h2("Cancer Treatment History - the 5 pillars")
trick("Mnemonic 'SCRIT': Surgery - Chemotherapy - Radiotherapy - Immunotherapy/Targeted therapy - Transplant (bone marrow/stem cell)")
add_table(
    ["Treatment", "Physio-relevant effect to screen for"],
    [
        ["Surgery", "Scar mobility, ROM loss, lymph node dissection -> lymphedema risk, post-op weakness"],
        ["Chemotherapy", "Cardiotoxicity, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, myelosuppression (low blood counts), nausea"],
        ["Radiotherapy", "Skin fibrosis, joint stiffness, lymphedema, radiation-induced brachial plexopathy, lung fibrosis"],
        ["Immunotherapy / Targeted therapy", "Fatigue, joint pain/arthralgia, pneumonitis, skin reactions"],
        ["Bone marrow / Stem cell transplant", "Graft-versus-host disease, profound deconditioning, prolonged immunosuppression"],
    ]
)

h2("Pain Assessment - Character Tells the Source (same trick as chest pain)")
add_table(
    ["Pain type", "Character / Clue"],
    [
        ["Nociceptive (somatic)", "Localized, aching, worse with movement/loading"],
        ["Bone/metastatic pain", "Deep, constant, worse at night, not relieved by rest -> RED FLAG for pathological fracture risk"],
        ["Neuropathic pain", "Burning, tingling, shooting, in a dermatomal/nerve distribution (chemo or radiation-induced)"],
        ["Visceral pain", "Diffuse, poorly localized, cramping, referred"],
    ]
)
trick("Night pain + constant + not relieved by rest/position = ALWAYS rule out bone metastasis before loading that segment")

# ---------------- 3. HOPI TEMPLATE ----------------
h1("3. HOPI Template (same reusable structure)")
trick("O-D-F-A-R-C-S-Q = Onset - Duration - Frequency - Aggravating factor - Relieving factor - Course - Severity - Quality (+ Associated factors). Apply this to pain, fatigue, breathlessness, or swelling.")

# ---------------- 4. HISTORY ----------------
h1("4. Past / Personal / Family / Occupational History")
h2("Past History")
bullet("Other illnesses, previous surgeries/hospitalizations, comorbidities (diabetes, cardiac, renal - affects treatment tolerance)")
h2("Personal History")
bullet("Smoking, alcohol, diet, activity/exercise habits (major modifiable risk factors)")
h2("Family History")
trick("Screen for hereditary cancer syndromes - first-degree relatives with breast/ovarian (BRCA1/2), colorectal (Lynch syndrome), or multiple cancers at young age")
h2("Occupational & Environmental History")
add_table(
    ["Exposure", "Associated cancer"],
    [
        ["Asbestos", "Mesothelioma, lung cancer"],
        ["Benzene", "Leukaemia"],
        ["Ionizing radiation", "Thyroid, skin, leukaemia"],
        ["Tobacco/chewing tobacco", "Oral, lung, oesophageal cancer"],
        ["UV exposure", "Skin cancer (melanoma)"],
    ]
)

# ---------------- 5. SYSTEMIC / FUNCTIONAL SCREEN ----------------
h1("5. Oncology-Specific Systemic Screen")

h2("A. Performance Status (do this FIRST - drives whole plan)")
h3("ECOG Scale (0-5) - trick 'Active-Restricted-Ambulatory-Limited-Bed-Dead'")
add_table(
    ["Grade", "Description"],
    [
        ["0", "Fully active, no restriction"],
        ["1", "Restricted in strenuous activity, ambulatory, light work possible"],
        ["2", "Ambulatory, self-care intact, unable to work, up >50% of waking hours"],
        ["3", "Limited self-care, confined to bed/chair >50% of waking hours"],
        ["4", "Completely disabled, cannot self-care, totally bed/chair bound"],
        ["5", "Dead"],
    ]
)
h3("Karnofsky Performance Status (100-0, in steps of 10)")
trick("100 = Normal, no complaints -> 70 = cares for self, can't work/normal activity -> 50 = needs considerable assistance -> 10 = moribund -> 0 = Dead. Roughly: KPS = ECOG in reverse, KPS 100-80 approx ECOG 0-1.")

h2("B. Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF)")
bullet("Screen with FACIT-Fatigue scale or a simple 0-10 severity scale")
trick("CRF is different from normal tiredness - it is disproportionate to activity and NOT fully relieved by rest. Always screen anaemia, thyroid, sleep, and deconditioning as contributors.")

h2("C. Lymphedema")
h3("ISL Staging (International Society of Lymphology) - trick 'Latent-Reversible-Fixed-Elephant'")
add_table(
    ["Stage", "Description"],
    [
        ["0 (Latent)", "Subclinical, no visible swelling, impaired lymph transport already present"],
        ["I (Early)", "Pitting oedema, reduces with elevation/rest overnight"],
        ["II (Moderate)", "Pitting or non-pitting, does NOT reduce fully with elevation; tissue fibrosis begins"],
        ["III (Severe)", "Lymphostatic elephantiasis - non-pitting, skin changes (papillomas, hyperkeratosis, fibrosis)"],
    ]
)
bullet("Assess with circumferential limb girth measurements (compare bilaterally) or volumetric water displacement")

h2("D. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)")
trick("CTCAE Grading: Grade 1 = mild, asymptomatic/sensory only; Grade 2 = moderate, limits daily activities; Grade 3 = severe, limits self-care; Grade 4 = life-threatening/disabling")
bullet("Screen: light touch, pinprick, vibration sense (distal-to-proximal 'glove and stocking' pattern), balance and fall risk")

h2("E. Cardiotoxicity Screen (cardio-oncology overlap)")
bullet("Relevant with anthracyclines (e.g. doxorubicin) and trastuzumab - monitor for dyspnoea, fatigue, oedema, resting HR/BP before exertion")

h2("F. Cognitive Screen")
bullet("'Chemo brain' - screen attention, memory, processing speed; impacts exercise instruction and safety")

h2("G. Psychosocial Screen")
bullet("Distress Thermometer (0-10) - quick screen for anxiety/depression/distress needing referral")

# ---------------- 6. OBJECTIVE EXAM ----------------
h1("6. Objective Examination")

h2("A. Inspection")
bullet("General: cachexia, pallor, alopecia (chemo), jaundice")
bullet("Skin: surgical scars, radiation fibrosis/dermatitis, wound healing, ports/PICC lines/stomas")
bullet("Swelling: lymphedema, ascites")
bullet("Posture: antalgic posturing, guarding around a painful/at-risk segment")

h2("B. Palpation")
bullet("Lymph nodes (size, mobility, tenderness, consistency - hard/fixed nodes are a red flag)")
bullet("Scar mobility and adhesion")
bullet("Bony tenderness (screen for possible metastasis before loading)")
bullet("Pitting vs non-pitting oedema, limb girth")

h2("C. Neuro-Musculoskeletal Exam")
bullet("ROM - especially shoulder (post-mastectomy/axillary dissection), neck (post head & neck cancer/RT)")
bullet("Manual Muscle Testing - AVOID resisted testing directly over a known/suspected bone metastasis")
bullet("Sensation - CIPN pattern (distal, symmetric, glove-and-stocking)")
bullet("Balance - Berg Balance Scale, especially if on neurotoxic chemo or elderly")

h2("D. Functional / Outcome Measures")
add_table(
    ["Domain", "Common outcome measure"],
    [
        ["Aerobic capacity/endurance", "6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)"],
        ["Mobility/fall risk", "Timed Up and Go (TUG), Berg Balance Scale"],
        ["Upper limb function (breast cancer)", "DASH (Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder & Hand)"],
        ["Lower limb function", "Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)"],
        ["Fatigue", "FACIT-Fatigue Scale"],
        ["Quality of life", "EORTC QLQ-C30"],
        ["Peripheral neuropathy", "FACT/GOG-Ntx"],
        ["Strength", "Grip strength (dynamometer), 5x Sit-to-Stand"],
        ["Sarcopenia screen", "SARC-CalF (recommended by Clinical Oncology Society of Australia)"],
    ]
)

# ---------------- 7. PRECAUTIONS ----------------
h1("7. Precautions / Red Flags Before Exercise - MUST CHECK")
trick("Mnemonic 'ABCDE' for oncology physio precautions")
add_table(
    ["Letter", "Precaution"],
    [
        ["A", "Anaemia - Hb <8 g/dL: avoid moderate/vigorous aerobic exercise until corrected"],
        ["B", "Bone metastasis - avoid high-impact, resisted or high-load exercise at the involved site (fracture risk)"],
        ["C", "Cardiotoxicity - monitor HR/BP/symptoms in patients on anthracyclines/trastuzumab or with radiation to chest"],
        ["D", "DVT / clotting risk - watch for unilateral limb swelling, calf pain before mobilising"],
        ["E", "low blood counts - Neutropenia (ANC low): infection precautions, avoid public gyms/pools; Thrombocytopenia (platelets <50,000): avoid contact sport, vigorous manual therapy, high fall-risk activity"],
    ]
)
para("Also always check same-day blood counts and oncologist clearance before starting a new exercise program, and stop and refer back if fever, unexplained bleeding/bruising, or new severe bone pain appears.")

# ---------------- 8. CLINICAL REASONING ----------------
h1("8. Clinical Reasoning - ICF Framework")
trick("Organize problems using ICF: Body Structure/Function impairments -> Activity limitations -> Participation restrictions -> Contextual (personal + environmental) factors")
bullet("Problem List -> Short-Term Goals -> Long-Term Goals (SMART format: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)")

# ---------------- QUICK RECALL ----------------
doc.add_page_break()
h1("ONE-PAGE QUICK RECALL - All Tricks Together")
add_table(
    ["Topic", "Trick / Mnemonic"],
    [
        ["Treatment history", "SCRIT: Surgery-Chemo-Radiotherapy-Immunotherapy/targeted-Transplant"],
        ["Constitutional red flags", "FNW: Fever-Night sweats-Weight loss"],
        ["Staging", "TNM: Tumour-Node-Metastasis"],
        ["Pain source", "Bone pain = night pain, constant, not relieved by rest -> rule out metastasis"],
        ["HOPI template", "O-D-F-A-R-C-S-Q"],
        ["ECOG scale", "0=Active,1=Restricted,2=Ambulatory/no work,3=Limited self-care,4=Bed-bound,5=Dead"],
        ["Karnofsky", "100-0 in steps of 10; roughly mirror-image of ECOG"],
        ["Lymphedema staging", "0=Latent,1=Reversible(pits,reduces with elevation),2=Fixed(fibrosis),3=Elephantiasis"],
        ["CIPN grading", "Grade1=Mild,2=Limits ADL,3=Limits self-care,4=Life-threatening"],
        ["Exercise precautions", "ABCDE: Anaemia-Bone mets-Cardiotoxicity-DVT-low blood counts (neutropenia/thrombocytopenia)"],
        ["Clinical reasoning", "ICF: Body structure/function -> Activity -> Participation -> Contextual factors"],
    ]
)

footer_p = doc.add_paragraph("Consolidated for easy exam/clinical recall. Always confirm current blood counts, oncologist clearance, and site-specific precautions before initiating any physiotherapy intervention in an oncology patient.")
footer_p.runs[0].italic = True
footer_p.runs[0].font.size = Pt(9)
footer_p.runs[0].font.color.rgb = GREY

doc.save("/tmp/workspace/oncology-physio-assessment/Oncology_Physiotherapy_Assessment.docx")
print("saved")
Running Command

mkdir -p /tmp/workspace/oncology-physio-assessment && cd /tmp/workspace/oncology-physio-assessment && python3 build_doc.py

Running Command

ls -la /tmp/workspace/oncology-physio-assessment/ && python3 -c " from docx import Document d = Document('/tmp/workspace/oncology-physio-assessment/Oncology_Physiotherapy_Assessment.docx') print('paragraphs:', len(d.paragraphs)) print('tables:', len(d.tables)) "

Built in the same style as the cardio-respiratory doc. Here's the complete Oncology Physiotherapy Assessment document:

Oncology Physiotherapy Assessment

Word Document · DOCX

What's inside:
  1. Overall sequence - Demo → Onco History → Treatment History → Red Flags → IPPA(F) → Outcomes → Precautions → Goals
  2. Demographics - oncology-specific clinical reasoning for each field
  3. Oncology-specific history:
    • TNM staging trick (Tumour-Node-Metastasis)
    • Constitutional "B symptoms" mnemonic (FNW: Fever, Night sweats, Weight loss)
    • 5 treatment pillars mnemonic (SCRIT: Surgery-Chemo-Radiotherapy-Immunotherapy-Transplant) with physio-relevant effects of each
    • Pain character table (nociceptive/bone/neuropathic/visceral) with the "night pain = rule out mets" red flag
  4. HOPI template (reused O-D-F-A-R-C-S-Q structure)
  5. History - hereditary cancer syndrome screening, occupational carcinogen-to-cancer table
  6. Systemic screen - ECOG (0-5) and Karnofsky (100-0) performance status, Cancer-Related Fatigue, ISL Lymphedema staging (0-III), CIPN CTCAE grading, cardiotoxicity, cognitive ("chemo brain"), and psychosocial (Distress Thermometer) screens
  7. Objective exam - Inspection/Palpation/Neuro-MSK/Functional, with a full outcome-measures table (6MWT, TUG, DASH, LEFS, FACIT-F, EORTC QLQ-C30, SARC-CalF, etc.)
  8. Precautions mnemonic ABCDE (Anaemia-Bone mets-Cardiotoxicity-DVT-low blood counts) - the critical safety-check section before any exercise prescription
  9. ICF-based clinical reasoning for goal setting
  10. One-page quick recall table summarizing every mnemonic for fast revision
Since there was no source PDF this time, this was built from standard oncology rehabilitation frameworks (ICF model, ECOG/Karnofsky scales, ISL lymphedema staging, CTCAE neuropathy grading) rather than a specific instructor's notes — let me know if you have a particular lecturer's notes/PDF for oncology physio and I'll merge that in the same way I did for the cardio-respiratory one.

Not too much i want like brief same like cardio

Oncology Assessment in Physiotherapy — Easy Recall Framework

Sequence: History → Treatment History → Red Flags → IPPA → Functional Testing → Precautions

1. Subjective — Oncology History

  • Diagnosis: cancer type, primary site, TNM staging (Tumour-Node-Metastasis)
  • Constitutional red flags — mnemonic "FNW": Fever, Night sweats, Weight loss (unintentional)
  • Treatment history — mnemonic "SCRIT": Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy/targeted therapy, Transplant
  • Pain character (tells the source, same trick style as chest pain):
    • Bone/metastatic pain — constant, worse at night, not relieved by rest → rule out fracture risk
    • Neuropathic pain — burning/tingling in nerve distribution (chemo/radiation induced)

2. Performance Status (do this first — drives the whole plan)

  • ECOG (0-5): 0-Active → 1-Restricted → 2-Ambulatory/no work → 3-Limited self-care → 4-Bed bound → 5-Dead
  • Karnofsky (100-0): mirrors ECOG, steps of 10

3. Objective Exam — IPPA adapted

  • Inspection: cachexia, alopecia, scars, radiation skin changes, ports/PICC lines, lymphedema
  • Palpation: lymph nodes (hard/fixed = red flag), bony tenderness, pitting vs non-pitting edema
  • Neuro-MSK: ROM, sensation (CIPN = glove-and-stocking pattern), balance
  • Lymphedema staging (ISL): 0-Latent → I-Reversible (pits, reduces w/ elevation) → II-Fixed (fibrosis) → III-Elephantiasis

4. Functional Outcome Measures

6MWT (endurance), TUG/Berg (balance), DASH (upper limb), FACIT-F (fatigue), grip strength

5. Precautions Before Any Exercise — mnemonic "ABCDE"

  • Anaemia (Hb <8 → avoid aerobic exertion)
  • Bone metastasis (avoid high-load/impact at site)
  • Cardiotoxicity (anthracyclines/trastuzumab — monitor HR/BP)
  • DVT risk (check unilateral swelling/calf pain)
  • Elow blood counts — Neutropenia (infection precautions), Thrombocytopenia (bleeding risk, avoid vigorous manual therapy)

Quick mnemonic to lock the whole sequence

"Diagnose (TNM) → Screen red flags (FNW) → Know treatment (SCRIT) → Check performance status (ECOG) → Exam (IPPA) → Test function → Check precautions (ABCDE) before touching them"
Want me to also generate the same one-page recall table as a quick image/PDF version of this?
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