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Observation: Body System Approach

• General presentation of symptoms: Fever, chills, malaise, pain, sleep

patterns, fatigability

• Diet: Appetite, likes and dislikes, restrictions, written dairy of food

intake

• Skin, hair, and nails: rash or eruption, itching, color or texture change,

excessive sweating, abnormal nail or hair growth

• Musculoskeletal: Joint stiffness, pain, restricted motion, swelling,

redness, heat, deformity