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Initial information

Includes age, gender, marital status and occupation. Source of history or referral can be the patient, a family member or friend or the medical record. Helps you asses the type of information providedand any possible biases.

Identifying Data

Should be documented if relevant. This judgement reflects the quality of information provided by the patient.

-Reliability

Is always important. Routinely document the time you evaluate the patient

Date and Time of History

Complete, clear, and chronologic account of the problems. Prompting the patient to seek care:


Onset of the problem


Setting in which it has developed


Manifestations


Any treatments

Present illness

Quote patients own words. If noovert complainsreport their goals instead.

Chief of complaint

When did the chief complaint occur

-Onset

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-Prior occurrence of this problem

Is this problem getting worst or better. Isthere anything that the patient does that makes it better or worse.

-Progression

Is there pain and if so what type-how would the patient describe it in words

-Quality

On a scale of 1 to 1, how bad are the symptoms

-Scale

When do the symptoms occur? At night, all the time, in the morning etc

-Timing

Do the symptoms radiate to anywhere in thebodyandi if so, where?

-Radiation

Info about the chief complaint that has not already been covered.

-Associated symptoms

name, dose, route, and frequency of use. Also list home remedies, nonprescription drugs, medicines borrowed from family members or 'friends. Ask patients to bring in all of their medications so you can see exactly what they take.

Medications

Specific reactions to each medication.


Rash


Nausea


Allergies to foods


Insects


Environmental factors

Allergies

Type used and are often reported in pack-years. If someone has quit, note for how long.

Tobacco use

use should always be investigated.

Alcohol and drug

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_______History


such as measles, rubella, mumps, whoop- ing cough, chickenpox, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, and polio, are included in the Past History. Also included are any chronic childhood illnesses.

Childhood illnesses

Adult Diseases



Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, asthma, and HIV; hospitalizations; number and gender of sexual partners; and risky sexual practices

Medical

Dates, indications, and types of operation

Surgical

menstrual history, methods of contraception, and sexual function

Obstetric/Gynecologic

Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments

Psychiatric

Especially immunization and screening test

Health Maintenance

Health Maintenance



whether the patient has received vaccines for tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, influenza, varicella, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza type B, and pneumococci.

Immunizations

review tuberculin tests, Pap dile smears, mam- mograms, stool tests for occult blood, and cholesterol tests, together with results and when they were last performed

Screening Test

Outline or diagram the age and health, or age and cause of death, of each immediate relative, including parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren. Documents presence or absence of specific illnesses in family, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease etc.

Family History

Patient's personality and interests, sources of support, coping style, stengths and fears.



Includes:


Occupation


Schooling


Source of stress


Important life experiences


Leisure activities


Religious and spiritual beliefs


Activities of daily living


Personal and Social History

asking series of questions going from head to toe and questions pertain to symptoms.

Review of Systems

Review of Systems



Usual weight, recent weight change, any clothes that fit more tightly or loosely than before. Weakness, fatigue, or fever.

General

Rashes, lumps, sores, itching, dryness, changes in color, changes in hair or nails; changes in size or color of moles.

Skin

1. Headache, head in- jury, dizziness, light headedness.


2. Vision, glasses or contact lenses, last examination, pain, redness, excessive tearing, double or blurred vision, spots, specks, flashing lights, glaucoma, cataracts.


3. tinnitus, vertigo, earaches, infection, discharge. If hearing is decreased, use or non use of hearing aids.


4. Frequent colds; nasal stuffiness, discharge, or itching: hay fever, nosebleeds; sinus trouble.


5. (or mouth and pharynx): Condition of teeth and gums; bleeding gums; dentures, if any, and how they fit; last dental examination; sore tongue; dry mouth; frequent sore throats; hoarseness.

HEENT


1.Head


2.Eyes


3.Ears Hearing


4.Nose and sinuses


5.Throat

"Swollen glands"; goiter; lumps, pain,or stiffness in the neck.

Neck

Lumps, pain, or discomfort; nipple discharge; self-examination practices.

Breast

Cough, sputum (color, quantity), hemoptysis, dyspnea, wheezing, pleurisy, last chest x-ray. You may wish to include asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.

Respiratory