DOCTOR PATIENT INTERVIEW Flashcards
PUD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Painkillers are part of what drug group ?
NSAID
Non
Steroidal
Anti
Inflammatory
Drugs
Used over the counter (OTC) !
Heart Burn ? (in medical term)
Pyrosis
To vomit blood ?
Haematemesis
Dark stools ? (blood in it)
Melena
Another way of saying fever ?
Pyrexia
(a symptom of pancreatitis)
Is your heart beating fast ? Have you felt extra heart beats ?
Tachycardia
(Pancreatitis)
Have your stools been oily ?
Steatorrhea
(pancreatitis)
Has your doctor told you that your cholesterol level is high ?
Hyperlipidemia/Hypercholesterolemia
Your exams show that your guts have ruptured
Perforation of the colon
(Pseudomembranus enterocolitis)
Have you noticed any abnormal swelling in your skin ?
Oedema
The content of your gut is leaking in your belly
Faecal matter in the abdominal cavity
Faecal Microbial Transplent
Your exams indicate that a blood clot has blocked one of the arteries in your brain
Ischaemic stroke
Do you take any blood-thinning medication ?
Anticoagulants
Has your doctor told you that there are some abnormal plaques on the walls of the arteries in your brain ?
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
It seems that the wall of one of your brain blood vessel is weakened
aneurysm
Have you got any difficulty swallowing ?
Dysphagia
abnormal gait
Do you snore ?
Obstructive sleep apnea