HISTORY TAKINGHISTORY TAKING
Dr.Moeen-uz-zafarDr.Moeen-uz-zafar
HEADLINESHEADLINES
PATIENTS DATAPATIENTS DATA PRESENTING COMPLAINTSPRESENTING COMPLAINTS HISTORY OF PRESENTING COMPLAINTSHISTORY OF PRESENTING COMPLAINTS SYSTEMIC REVIEWSYSTEMIC REVIEW PAST HISTORYPAST HISTORY PERSONAL HISTORYPERSONAL HISTORY FAMILY HISTORY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIOECCONOMIC HISTORYSOCIOECCONOMIC HISTORY
PATIENTS DATAPATIENTS DATA
NAMENAME AGE AGE SEXSEX OCCUPATIONOCCUPATION ADDRESSADDRESS RELIGIONRELIGION DATE/TIME/MODE OF ADMISSIONDATE/TIME/MODE OF ADMISSION
PRESENTING COMPLAINTSPRESENTING COMPLAINTS The Complaints which bring the patient to The Complaints which bring the patient to
the doctorthe doctor Recorded in chronological orderRecorded in chronological order e.ge.g Abdominal pain …. 3 daysAbdominal pain …. 3 days Vomiting …. 2 daysVomiting …. 2 days Fever ………. 1 dayFever ………. 1 day Use patients own wordsUse patients own words No leading QuestionsNo leading Questions Recurrent symptoms can be recordedRecurrent symptoms can be recorded
HISTORY OF PRESENTING HISTORY OF PRESENTING COMPLAINTSCOMPLAINTS
Symptoms are recorded in detailSymptoms are recorded in detail Always try to search when the Always try to search when the
patient was totally all rightpatient was totally all right
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMSDESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
PAINPAIN SITESITE INTENSITYINTENSITY RADIATIONRADIATION SHIFTSHIFT REFERRED PAINREFERRED PAIN DURATIONDURATION CHARACTER e.g burning, aching, colicky, stabbing e.t.cCHARACTER e.g burning, aching, colicky, stabbing e.t.c PERIODICITYPERIODICITY SPECIAL TIME OF OCCURANCESPECIAL TIME OF OCCURANCE AGGRAVATING FACTORSAGGRAVATING FACTORS RELIEVING FACTORSRELIEVING FACTORS ASSOCIATED PHENOMENAASSOCIATED PHENOMENA
FEVERFEVER MODE OF ONSETMODE OF ONSET RIGORSRIGORS GRADE 36.6 – 37.2 CGRADE 36.6 – 37.2 C HYPERPYREXIA.. > 41.6HYPERPYREXIA.. > 41.6 HIGH GRADE .. > 39HIGH GRADE .. > 39 LOW GRADE .. > 38.5LOW GRADE .. > 38.5 HYPOTHERMIA .. < 35HYPOTHERMIA .. < 35 PATTERNPATTERN CONTINUOUSCONTINUOUS REMITTENTREMITTENT INTERMITTENTINTERMITTENT QUOTIDIANQUOTIDIAN TERTIANTERTIAN QUARTANQUARTAN RELAPSINGRELAPSING UNDULATINGUNDULATING STEP LADDERSTEP LADDER ASSOCIATED FEATURESASSOCIATED FEATURES
WEIGHT LOSSWEIGHT LOSS HOW MUCH IS LOSTHOW MUCH IS LOST APPETITEAPPETITE ASSOCIATED FEATURES e.g FEVER , NIGHT ASSOCIATED FEATURES e.g FEVER , NIGHT
SWEATSSWEATS MASSMASS DURATIONDURATION SITESITE RECENT CHANGESRECENT CHANGES PAINPAIN FEVERFEVER PRESSURE SYMPTOMSPRESSURE SYMPTOMS
EDEMAEDEMA GEN/LOCALGEN/LOCAL WHERE IT STARTED FIRSTWHERE IT STARTED FIRST OTHER FEATURES e.g SOB, CHRONIC OTHER FEATURES e.g SOB, CHRONIC
DIARRHEA, OLIGURIADIARRHEA, OLIGURIA
DYSPNOEADYSPNOEA (1) EXERTIONAL:(1) EXERTIONAL: DURATIONDURATION ACTIVITY PPT.ACTIVITY PPT. PROGRESSIONPROGRESSION PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNALPAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL ORTHOPNEAORTHOPNEA H/O CHEST PAIN, RFH/O CHEST PAIN, RF
(2) DYSPNOEA AT REST (episodic)(2) DYSPNOEA AT REST (episodic) AGE OF ONSETAGE OF ONSET FREQUENCY , SEVERITY and DURATION FREQUENCY , SEVERITY and DURATION
OF ATTACKSOF ATTACKS H/O ALLERGYH/O ALLERGY F/H OF ASTHMAF/H OF ASTHMA
PALPITATIONPALPITATION REST/EXERTIONREST/EXERTION DURATIONDURATION START OR TERMINATE GRADUALLY OR START OR TERMINATE GRADUALLY OR
SUDDENLYSUDDENLY ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS e.g tremors, heat ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS e.g tremors, heat
intolerenceintolerence
COUGHCOUGH
DURATIONDURATION
FREQUENCY FREQUENCY
SEVERITYSEVERITY
NIGHT or DAYNIGHT or DAY
DRY or PRODUCTIVEDRY or PRODUCTIVE
QTY, COLOUR and SMELL of QTY, COLOUR and SMELL of
SPUTUMSPUTUM
HEMOPTYSISHEMOPTYSIS
VOMITINGVOMITING DURATIONDURATION FREQUENCYFREQUENCY RELATION WITH FOODRELATION WITH FOOD ANY SPECIAL TIMINGANY SPECIAL TIMING WT. LOSSWT. LOSS VOMITUS .. QTY, COLOUR , SMELLVOMITUS .. QTY, COLOUR , SMELL HEMETEMESISHEMETEMESIS MELENAMELENA ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS e.g int. ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS e.g int. obst.obst.
DIARRHEADIARRHEA DURATIONDURATION FREQUENCYFREQUENCY QTY OF STOOLQTY OF STOOL CONSISTENCYCONSISTENCY BLOOD/MUCUSBLOOD/MUCUS HEMATOCHAZIAHEMATOCHAZIA TENESMUSTENESMUS NOCTURNALNOCTURNAL ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMSASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS
CONSTIPATIONCONSTIPATION
USUAL BOWEL HABITSUSUAL BOWEL HABITS
DURATIONDURATION
BLOOD IN STOLBLOOD IN STOL
H/O ALTERNATING DIARRHEAH/O ALTERNATING DIARRHEA
DRUG HISTORYDRUG HISTORY
CHANGE IN EATING HABITSCHANGE IN EATING HABITS
OTHER SYMPTOMSOTHER SYMPTOMS
DYSPHAGIADYSPHAGIA DURATIONDURATION SOLID/LIQUIDSOLID/LIQUID PROGRESSIVEPROGRESSIVE SITE OF FOOD STICKINGSITE OF FOOD STICKING PAIN IN SWALLOWING PAIN IN SWALLOWING ( ODYNOPHAGIA)( ODYNOPHAGIA) LOSS OF WEIGHTLOSS OF WEIGHT VOMIT … DOES IT CONTAIN OLD VOMIT … DOES IT CONTAIN OLD FOOD PARTICLESFOOD PARTICLES PAST H/O HEART BURNPAST H/O HEART BURN
JAUNDICEJAUNDICE PAIN RT HYPOCH.PAIN RT HYPOCH. APPETITEAPPETITE DISTASTEDISTASTE COLOUR OF STOOL ANDCOLOUR OF STOOL AND URINEURINE ITCHINGITCHING WT LOSSWT LOSS H/O OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION, H/O OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION, CONTACTCONTACT
HEADACHEHEADACHE SITESITE SEVERITYSEVERITY DURATIONDURATION PROGRESSIONPROGRESSION CONTINUOUS/INTERMITTENT CONTINUOUS/INTERMITTENT CHARACTERCHARACTER TIMING e.g raised ICPTIMING e.g raised ICP ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA e.g HALO + RED EYEe.g HALO + RED EYE
WEAKNESS/PARALYSISWEAKNESS/PARALYSIS MONO/HEMI/PARAPLEGIAMONO/HEMI/PARAPLEGIA COMPLETE( PLEGIA)COMPLETE( PLEGIA) INCOMPLETE ( PARESIS )INCOMPLETE ( PARESIS ) ONSETONSET STATIC or PROGRESSIVESTATIC or PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESSLOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FITSFITS SPEECHSPEECH H/O HTN , DM etcH/O HTN , DM etc F/H of vascular diseaseF/H of vascular disease
FITS/ CONVULSIONFITS/ CONVULSION AGE OF ONSETAGE OF ONSET LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESSLOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS GEN/LOCALGEN/LOCAL AURAAURA TONGUE BITETONGUE BITE FECAL/URINARY FECAL/URINARY INCONTINENCEINCONTINENCE DURATION OF ATTACKDURATION OF ATTACK AFTER SYMPTOMSAFTER SYMPTOMS
SYSTEMIC REVIEWSYSTEMIC REVIEW GENERAL GENERAL appetite; weight; sleep appetite; weight; sleep CVSCVS SOB; palpitation; chest pain SOB; palpitation; chest pain RESP.RESP. Cough; sputum; hemoptysis Cough; sputum; hemoptysis GITGIT nausea; vomit; abdominal pain; bowel habits; nausea; vomit; abdominal pain; bowel habits;
dysphagiadysphagia UTUT flank pain; dysuria; frequency; flank pain; dysuria; frequency; nocturianocturia NERVOUS SYSTEMNERVOUS SYSTEM weakness; headache; weakness; headache; fitsfits LOCOMOTOR LOCOMOTOR joint pain; stiffnessjoint pain; stiffness ENDOCRINE ENDOCRINE polyuria; polyphagia; heat intolerence polyuria; polyphagia; heat intolerence EYE/ENT PROBLEMSEYE/ENT PROBLEMS
PAST HISTORYPAST HISTORY MEDICALMEDICAL SURGICALSURGICAL ALLERGIESALLERGIES DRUGDRUG SIMILAR HISTORY IN PASTSIMILAR HISTORY IN PAST BIRTH HISTORY and VACCINATIONBIRTH HISTORY and VACCINATION MENSTRUAL HISTORYMENSTRUAL HISTORY menarchemenarche D/CD/C regularityregularity painpain intermenst./ post coital bleedintermenst./ post coital bleed menopausemenopause
PERSONAL HISTORYPERSONAL HISTORY
DIETDIET ADDICTIONADDICTION LIVING/WORKING CONDITIONLIVING/WORKING CONDITION SEXUAL HABITSSEXUAL HABITS SPOUSE and CHILDRENSPOUSE and CHILDREN PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONSPREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS
FAMILY HISTORYFAMILY HISTORY
MAKE A FAMILY TREE MAKE A FAMILY TREE ASK ANY FAMILY H/O HTN, DM etcASK ANY FAMILY H/O HTN, DM etc
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONSOCIOECONOMIC CONDITION
AVERAGE INCOME/ DEPENDENTSAVERAGE INCOME/ DEPENDENTS SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT