Sinai-Grace Internal Medicine Residency Ambulatory Clinic Documentation Guides


Diabetes mellitus

 

  • HISTORY
    • Polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia, weightloss?
    • Vision changes?
    • Numbness/tingling of feet?
    • Symptoms of Infections?
    • Average AM and PM blood sugar
    • Any hypoglycemic episodes?
    • Last HbA1c
    • Last fundus exam by Ophtho?
    • Last foot exam by Podiatry?
    • Any ED visits/hospitalizations/ICU admission/ for uncontrolled sugars or DKA?
    • Current maintenance therapy and prophylactic ASA
    • Symptoms when first diagnosed
    • H/O HTN, Dyslipidemia, MI, CVA, Smoking
    • FH of DM, MI, CVA
    • Last Pneumovax and flu shot
    • Diet and Exercise history

 

  • PHYSICAL EXAM
    • CBG – hours post-prandial
    • Vitals – Temp, BP
    • General – BMI
    • Eyes – Fundus
    • Neck – JVD, carotid bruits
    • Heart – Rate, Rhythm, murmurs, gallops, S3, S4
    • Lungs – crackles
    • Pulses including femoral bruits
    • Foot- Skin breakdown, Monofilament test
    • Systems that suggest infection

 

  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • HbA1c – if at goal q6months, if not then q3months
    • Urine microalbumin – q6months
    • Fasting Lipid Profile – yearly if at goal. If not, q 6weeks.
    • EKG – baseline.

Items in BOLD should be addressed every visit.