Comprehensive Health History Flashcards
Comprehensive Pt Assessment
New Pts or Hospital admission
-whole knowledge about the pt
-rule out physical causes related to the concern
-baseline
Focused Pt assestment
established pts or urgent care
-focuses on specific concerns
-ROS over only pertinent systems
subjective
“symptoms” “spoken”
what the patient tells you
CC, ROS
Objective
“signs”
physical examination findings
Diagnostic testing results
Personal observations (odor, language, gait, etc)
Subjective data
Initial info
CC
HPI
PMH
FH
Personal/social HX
ROS
Initial information
Date and time
Pt initials, age, gender
Source of Info and Pt reliability
CC
always in “x”
select one CC that predominates
HPI
the story
OLDCARTSS
(include an intro sentence w Pt initials, age and gender and PMH)
-pertinent + and - symptoms
Onset
When did it start? What setting did it start in
Location
Where on the body is the problem, symptom or pain at?
(point)
Duration
How long has it been present?
How long does it last?
Character
Adjective describing the problem, symptom or pain
-dull, sharp, burning, tingling etc
Alleviating and Aggravating factors
what makes it better or worse?
any meds?
Radiation
Does the pain move to other areas?
Timing
How often does it occur?
Constant or Intermittent
Severity
pain scale (1-10), comparison to other experiences
Symptoms associated
(+) or (-) symptoms
Allergies
Drug, food, environmental
true allergy
anaphylaxis
hives
immune response
Side effect
stomach pain
rash
(known Rx of a drug)
Current Medicaitons
Rx, OTC, herbal supplements, vitamins
Order for recording a medicine
Name, dose, route, frequency, (as needed?)
PO
oral
PR
per rectal
SQ
subcutaneous
OS
left eye
OD
right eye
OU
both eyes