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POM I - Practice of Medicine I - Med Interview I (Lecture 1)
SUNY Upstate College of Medicine 2015
11
Medical
Graduate
09/15/2011

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Term
3 functions of medical interview
Definition

RDT

Relationship (with patient)

Diagnose (patient)

Treat (patient's problems)

Term
What is the Empathy (NURS) model? 
Definition

Naming (the problem/situation)

Understanding (the problem/situation)

Respect

Support 

Key point: Build trust with patient!

Term
The Four "C's"
Definition

I call them the 4 "Co's"

1. Courtesy

2. Comfort

3. Connection

4. Confirmation

Term
2 Types of Histories?
Definition

Comprehensive

 

and

 

Problem-focused

Term
How many components are in the Health History?
Definition
10
Term
What are the components of the Health Hx?
Definition

1. Identifying Data

2. Chief complaint (cc)

3. History of present illness (HPI)

4. Past medical Hx (PMH)

5. Past Surgical Hx (PSH)

6. Personal and Social Hx (SH)

7. Family Hx (FH)

8. Allergies

9. Medications

10. Review of Systems (ROS)

 

Term
How should you greet the patient? 
Definition

Introduce yourself 

AND

ask an open ended question

(What brings you here today? or How can I help you?)

Term
Chief Complaint
Definition

ALWAYS in qoutes of the patient's own words.

Ex. "My back hurts really bad"

Term
HPI 
Definition

Hx of Present Illness

 

Term

8 attributes of HPI?

aka OLD CARTS

Definition

OLD CARTS:

O - Onset

L - Location

D - Duration

C- Character 

A - Aggravating/Associated Factors

R - Relieving/Radiating factors

T- Temporal

S - Severity of Symptoms (1-10)

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