Individual Systems of the Review of Systems

The individual systems of the Review of Systems (ROS) are:

1. Constitutional Symptoms
2. Eyes
3. Ears, nose, mouth, throat
4. Cardiovascular
5. Respiratory
6. Gastrointestinal
7. Genitourinary
8. Musculoskeletal
9. Integumentary
10. Neurological
11. Psychiatric
12. Endocrine
13. Hematologic/lymphatic
14. Allergic/immunologic

As you can see, there are 14 recognized individual systems for the ROS. It is enough to identify (positively or negatively) a sign or symptom in the individual system so that it counts towards the number of systems being evaluated. The system directly related to the problem mentioned in the HPI has to be present.

Bibliography

Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Learning Network. "Evaluation and Management Services." Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/eval-mgmt-serv-guide-ICN006764.pdf

Marco A. Ramos MD, CCDS

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