In obtaining a patient's history of present illness, avoid asking leading questions. Instead, ask open-ended questions such as:
A. Your chest pain is crushing isn't it?
B. How would you describe your chest pain?
C. Does your arm ache too?
D. Is your best pain sharp or dull?
Answer: B. How would you describe your chest pain?
When conduction a history of the chief complaint and other associated symptoms, such as chest discomfort and shortness of breath, use the OPQRRST mnemonic to obtain the information and, whenever possible, use open-ended questions to get better quality of feedback. Closed-ended questions are those that can be answered in just one word, and typically provide a lower volume of information to the EMT.
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Martin Greene is a patient in the office of Dr. Murray. Mr. Greene is being seen today for his complaint of neck and back pain. Mr. Greene has a medical history that includes hypertension and gout. He was seen three weeks prior to today's visit for his annual medical checkup. What type of patient is Mr. Greene?
A) new B) recurrent C) established D)familiar
Unscrambled words and the signs of the disease:
Tracheobronchitis