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36 Cards in this Set
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Initial information |
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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 |
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Should be documented if relevant. This judgement reflects the quality of information provided by the patient. |
-Reliability |
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Is always important. Routinely document the time you evaluate the patient |
Date and Time of History |
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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 |
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Quote patients own words. If noovert complainsreport their goals instead. |
Chief of complaint |
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When did the chief complaint occur |
-Onset |
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-Prior occurrence of this problem |
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Is this problem getting worst or better. Isthere anything that the patient does that makes it better or worse. |
-Progression |
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Is there pain and if so what type-how would the patient describe it in words |
-Quality |
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On a scale of 1 to 1, how bad are the symptoms |
-Scale |
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When do the symptoms occur? At night, all the time, in the morning etc |
-Timing |
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Do the symptoms radiate to anywhere in thebodyandi if so, where? |
-Radiation |
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Info about the chief complaint that has not already been covered. |
-Associated symptoms |
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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 |
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Specific reactions to each medication. Rash Nausea Allergies to foods Insects Environmental factors |
Allergies |
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Type used and are often reported in pack-years. If someone has quit, note for how long. |
Tobacco use |
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use should always be investigated. |
Alcohol and drug |
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_______History |
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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 |
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Adult Diseases Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, asthma, and HIV; hospitalizations; number and gender of sexual partners; and risky sexual practices |
Medical |
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Dates, indications, and types of operation |
Surgical |
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menstrual history, methods of contraception, and sexual function |
Obstetric/Gynecologic |
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Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments |
Psychiatric |
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Especially immunization and screening test |
Health Maintenance |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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asking series of questions going from head to toe and questions pertain to symptoms. |
Review of Systems |
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Review of Systems Usual weight, recent weight change, any clothes that fit more tightly or loosely than before. Weakness, fatigue, or fever. |
General |
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Rashes, lumps, sores, itching, dryness, changes in color, changes in hair or nails; changes in size or color of moles. |
Skin |
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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 |
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"Swollen glands"; goiter; lumps, pain,or stiffness in the neck. |
Neck |
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Lumps, pain, or discomfort; nipple discharge; self-examination practices. |
Breast |
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Cough, sputum (color, quantity), hemoptysis, dyspnea, wheezing, pleurisy, last chest x-ray. You may wish to include asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. |
Respiratory |