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Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: history taking |
SIT ON FRAD: Sexual history Immunisation status Travel history Occupational history Nutrition (consumption of dairy products, etc.) Family history Recreational habits Animal contacts (including ticks and other vectors) Drug history Show Details / Rate It ---Dr. Sonali Vadi |
Abdominal swelling causes |
5 F's: Fat Feces Fluid Flatus Fetus Full-sized tumors Show Details / Rate It ---Richard Thompson Queens University, Belfast, NI |
Patient examination organization |
SOAP: Subjective: what the patient says. Objective: what the examiner observes. Assessment: what the examiner thinks is going on. Plan: what they intend to do about it. Show Details / Rate It ---Richard Rathe, MD University of Florida |
Health related behavior (HRB) topics: history taking |
"Healthy SEEDS": Substances (alcohol, tobacco, IV drugs?) Environment (hazards at home or work? feel safe?) Exercise (what do you do? how often do you do it?) Diet (any special diet?) Sex (active with m/f/both? >1 partner? safe sex? STD history? difficulty with arousal or orgasm? history of abuse?) · I find this order works well: patients most expect to be asked about alcohol and they least want to talk about their STD history, but taking a solid HRB history first reassures them that it's all part of good medical care. Show Details / Rate It ---Patrick Lee UCSF Medical School |
History: quick EMS medical history checklist |
SAMPLE: Signs/ Symptoms Allergies Medications Pertinent history Last oral intake Events preceding this incident Show Details / Rate It ---Midnight Medic Paramedic in Texas |
Differential diagnosis checklist |
"A VITAMIN C" A and C stand for Acquired and Congenital · VITAMIN stands for: Vascular Inflammatory (Infectious and non-Infectious) Trauma/ Toxins Autoimmune Metabolic Idiopathic Neoplastic · Example usage: List causes of decreased vision: Central retinal artery occlusion, Retinitis pigmentosa, Perforation to gobe, Chronic Gentamycin use, Ruematoid arthritis, Diabetes, Idiopathic, Any eye tumor, Myopia. Show Details / Rate It ---Nizaar Lilla University Of Cape Town Medical School |
Sign vs. symptom |
sIgn: something I can detect even if patient is unconscious. sYMptom is something only hYM knows about. Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Medical history: disease checklist |
MJ THREADS: Myocardial infarction Jaundice Tuberculosis Hypertension Rheumatic fever/ Rheumatoid arthritis Epilepsy Asthma Diabetes Strokes · Aside: "History" album was by Michael Jackson (MJ). Show Details / Rate It ---Soumendra Datta University College London Medical School |
Symptom attributes |
"FAST LQQ'S": Factors that make it better/worse Associated manifestations Setting Timing Location Quality Quantity Severity Show Details / Rate It ---Ron Norman AECC |
Four point physical assessment of a disease |
"I'm A People Person": Inspection Auscultation Percussion Palpation Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
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