Term
| What are the 3 purposes of a medical interview? |
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Definition
1. Establish a diagnosis
2. To develop an effective professional relationship w/ the patient
3. To educate the patient so effective treatment plans can be caried out |
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Term
| What is the difference between a disease and illness? |
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Definition
| Disease: medical condition Illness: how the patient responds to the medical condition (how it affects their life) |
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Term
| What are the parts of a medical interview? |
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Definition
1. introduction
2. Cheif Concern
3. History of present illness
4. Past Medical History
5. Family History
6. The Patient Profile
7. Immunizations and health maintance history
8. Review of systems
9. Closing the interview |
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Term
| What are the 7 dimensions of the history of present illness? |
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Definition
1. Location
2. quality - describe pain
3. quantity - frequency, size, severity
4. chronology- MOST IMPORTANT
5. setting
6. aggrevaiting/alleviating factors
7. associated manifistations |
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Term
| Explain the terms Gravity, parity, and aborta |
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Definition
gravity: number of total pregnancies regardless of outcome
parity: number of pregnancies that terminated after 20 wk
Aborta: the number of pregnancies that terminated before 20 wks |
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Term
| When screening for alchohol abuse what are the "CAGE" questions? |
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Definition
C - have you felt you needed to Cut down on your drinking
A- have you been Annoyed by critism of your drinking?
G- Have you felt guilty about your drinking?
E- Do you need an Eye opener in the moring (beer for breakfast) |
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Term
| How do you calculate pack years? |
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Definition
| The number of packs smoked per day x the number of years the number of packs were smoked |
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Term
| What are the "SAFE" questions to use when you suspect domestic violence? |
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Definition
S - Stress/Safety
A - Afraid/Abused
F - Friends/Family
E - Emergency Plan |
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Term
| What does the helpful mnemonic for adolescent issues "HEEADSSS" stand for? |
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Definition
H - Home environment
E - education, employment
E - Eating
A - Activities, affect, ambitins, anger
D - Drugs
S - Sexuality
S- Suicide/depression
S- saftey from injury and violence |
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Term
| What is the most important relation skill a physician can have? |
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Definition
| The ability to communicate EMPATHY |
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