a. Doctor: can you show me, where is the location? Patient: here, just under my ribs. Doctor: how are you feeling recently? Patient: it gets worse and worse. Then it goes away. Doctor: is there something that worsens your health? Patient: food makes it worse. b. Doctor: where is the location of the pain you feel? Patient: it's right here. Doctor: hmm, what kind of pain do you feel? Patient: it’s a gnawing kind of pain. Doctor: like that, how does it feel when you eat? Patient: yes, if I eat, it gets better.
c. Doctor: Where is the pain? Patient: down here. Doctor: how pain you feel?? Patient: it’s a sharp, stabbing pain. It’s like a knife. Doctor: are there any complaints or other symptoms that you feel? Patient: if I take a deep breath or I cough it’s really sore.
d. Doctor: do you find any pain anywhere else? Patient: just here. Doctor: do you now feel pain in the chest? Patient: my chest feels raw inside. Doketr: is there a certain condition for you to feel the pain? Patient: when I cough, it hurts most.
FEATURES 1. Starting the interview
2. Asking the history of present illness relates to the chief complaint or problem a. Date and time onset
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b. Specific location
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c. Type of pain or discomfort
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d. Frequency of pain e. Asking if anything else relieves the pain
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f. Asking if anything else affect the problem
3. Asking the family medical history
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TYPICAL QUESTIONS What’s brought you along day? What can I do for you? What seems to be the problem? May I help you? When did the complaint start? How long have they been bothering you? At what age did these begin? What is the pain all the time? (morning, night,..) Where is the location? Where is the pain? Which part of your head (chest, stomach, etc) is affected? Whether the affected part (head, chest, etc), part or all of it? Pain that you feel unilateral or bilateral? How does the pain feel or what is the pain like? Can you describe it hurt? Have you ever noticed any particular kind of other discomfort or pain? What kind of pain that you feel. How often do you feel the pain? Does anything make them worse? Did you take any medicine for your pain? what anything you do to reduce the pain? What effect does food have? Do you drink? Do you smoke? Do you use certain medication? Have you or any one in your family had serious health problem? is there in your family who have symptoms like you?