History Taking Flashcards

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Positive symptoms

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Things you are observing, hearing about from the patient, noting things that present but typically are not normal

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Negative symptoms

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Symptoms and behaviours that should be there (normal) but may be absent

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Process of history taking

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Starts at doorway, observational - patient surroundings/behaviour/appearance, ask “what can we do for you today” - brings out chief complaint, determine a timeline of the symptoms

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