How to Crush Your SLOE (Tips 11-15)

Tip #11



Give 4 descriptors/adjectives for each complaint



* Location* Quality* Duration* Modifying Factors* Severity* Context* Timing* Associated Symptoms



Tip #12



Get the ACTUAL story. Why did the patient come NOW?



* Did something change or worsen?* Did family force them to come?* Do they have a family history of something similar?



Tip #13



Present the pertinent RED FLAGS for each complaint (some examples)…



* Headache* Sudden and Severe* Fever* Neck Stiffness* Neurologic Complaints* Back Pain* Saddle Anesthesia* Bowel/Bladder Incontinence* Fever* Trauma* Chest Pain* Exertional* Family history of MI at same age* PE risk factors* Sudden and Maximal/Tearing



Tip #14



Get their doctor’s names



* Primary care provider* Pertinent specialists



Tip #15



Don’t get bogged down giving too much medical history during your presentation. Simply write down the important facts for reference and present a few notable items in your opening sentence.