Asthma

Question 1

Quality

Answer 1

Could you please describe what the asthma feels like?
Do you have a wheeze (is in when you breath in or out or both)?
Do you have a cough

Question 2

Severity

Answer 2

How severe is your asthma?
How does your asthma affect you? 
What does it stop you from doing? 
Have you ever been hospitalised? 
Do you have an asthma plan?
Do you take a preventative?

Question 3

Time course

Answer 3

How long have you had asthma for?
How often do you have an asthma attack?
How many times have you used your reliever in the last week (if needed ask month)?
Is your asthma getting worse?

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

What causes you to have an episode of asthma?
Are you on any medications?
Are you receiving adequate support from friends or family?

Question 5

Relieving factors

Answer 5

Is there anything that makes it better? Have you tried taking anything to make it better?

Question 6

Aggravating

Answer 6

Normal

Question 7

Associated features

Answer 7

Have you noticed anything else?
Do you have allergies?
Do you have eczema, hay fever or hives?

Question 8

Occupational history

Answer 8

Are you currently employed?
Have you worked in other jobs in the past?
What does your work involve?

Question 9

Social history

Answer 9

What is your current living situation?

Question 10

What are we looking for in context?

Answer 10

Triggers – viruses/ exercise/ pollen/ smoke/ dust/ cold air/ pet dander (fluffy animals :D)
NSAIDs, aspirin, beta blockers

Question 11

All

Answer 11

All