| Definite | Probably Not | Alarm symptoms (may require admission) |
| Slurring | Dizziness | Known AF; or high stroke risk |
| Clumsiness | Confusion | Recurrent TIAs; more than 2 in last 2 weeks |
| Tingling/numbness | General weakness | Patient on anticoagulant. May need brain scan |
| Visual disturbance | ABCD2 score of 4 or more |
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Taken from Independent Nurse 22/8/2011 p20
Taken from Nursing in Practice 62 p58
Taken from Nursing in Practice 62 p61
| COPD | Asthma | |
| Smoker or ex-smoker | Nearly all | Possibly |
| Symptoms under age 35 | Rare | Often |
| Chronic productive cough | Rare | Often |
| Breathlessness | Persistent and progressive | Variable |
| Night time waking with breathlessness and and/or wheeze | Uncommon | Common |
| Significant diurnal variation or day-to-day variability | Uncommon | Common |
