History Taking

Question 1

What is the 1st section of taking a history?

Answer 1

Presenting complaint.

Question 2

What is the 2nd section of taking a history?

Answer 2

History of presenting complaint.

Question 3

What is the 3rd section of taking a history?

Answer 3

Past medical history.

Question 4

What is the 4th section of taking a history?

Answer 4

Drug history.

Question 5

What is the 5th section of taking a history?

Answer 5

Family history.

Question 6

What is the 7th section of taking a history?

Answer 6

Systems enquiry.

Question 7

What does ICE stand for?

Answer 7

Ideas, concerns and expectations

Question 8

What is the mnemonic for pain in HPC?

Answer 8

SOCRATES.

Question 9

What does each letter stand for in the mnemonic “SOCRATES”?

Answer 9

Site
Onset
Character
Radiation
Associated symptoms
Timing
Exacerbators/relievers
Severity

Question 10

What is the helpful mnemonic for PMH?

Answer 10

JAM THREADS.

Question 11

What does the JAM stand for in JAM THREADS?

Answer 11

Jaundice, Anaemia and myocardial infarction.

Question 12

What does the THR stand for in JAM THREADS?

Answer 12

Tuberculosis, hypertension and heart disease and rheumatic fever.

Question 13

What does the EA stand for in JAM THREADS?

Answer 13

Epilepsy and asthma/COPD.

Question 14

What does HPC stand for?

Answer 14

History of presenting complaint.

Question 15

What does PMH stand for?

Answer 15

Past medical history.

Question 16

What do you need to document in drug history taking?

Answer 16

Name of drug, dose, route and frequency (duration).

Question 17

What are the different types of medication someone could be taking?

Answer 17

Prescribed, over the counter and herbal. Consider illicit drug use.

Question 18

What questions arise from their current medications?

Answer 18

Why are they taking it? Concordance?

Question 19

What is important when thinking about prescribing a drug?

Answer 19

Are you allergic of anything you know of? What happens when you take it?

Question 20

What does family history sign post?

Answer 20

Gives clues to possible genetic predisposition to illness.

Question 21

What are the different routes for drug administration?

Answer 21

Oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, topical, intravenous, per rectum and intra-nasal.

Question 22

Who would you ask about when taking a family history?

Answer 22

Parents, siblings and children.

Question 23

What would you ask about when taking a social history?

Answer 23

Employment, occupational exposure, smoking, alcohol and home circumstances.

Question 24

What are examples of occupational exposure?

Answer 24

Asbestos, excessive noise leading to deafness and coal mining etc.

Question 25

How do you calculate pack per years of cigarettes?

Answer 25

(Number of packs smoked per day)x(number of smoking years).

Question 26

What is the limit of units per week of alcohol?

Answer 26

14 units.

Question 27

What does CVS stand for?

Answer 27

Cardiovascular disorders.

Question 28

What are symptoms of CVS?

Answer 28

Palpitations and syncope.

Question 29

What is syncope?

Answer 29

A temporary loss of consciousness usually related to insufficient blood flow to the brain.

Question 30

What does RS stand for?

Answer 30

Respiratory syncytial virus.

Question 31

What are symptoms of RS?

Answer 31

Cough and mucus.

Question 32

What are symptoms of GI disease?

Answer 32

Change in bowels and abdominal pain.

Question 33

What does GU stand for?

Answer 33

Genitourinary.

Question 34

What are the symptoms of GU disease?

Answer 34

Urinary symptoms and LMP.

Question 35

What does LMP stand for?

Answer 35

Last menstrual period.

Question 36

What are symptoms of endocrine disease?

Answer 36

Lumps in neck and temperature intolerance.

Question 37

What are symptoms of MS?

Answer 37

Aches and stiffness in joints, muscles and back.

Question 38

What are symptoms of CNS disease?

Answer 38

Headaches and fits.

Question 39

What does SBAR stand for?

Answer 39

Situation, background, assessment and recommendation.