History Taking

Question 1

what would you ask in a general systematic enquiry?

Answer 1

> Fatigue/malaise
> fever
> rigors
> weight/appetite
> skin changes
> itching
> sleep disturbance
> night sweats
> thirst
> neck swellings

Question 2

what is the cardiovascular systematic enquiry?

Answer 2

> chest pain
> dyspnoea
> palpitations
> ankle oedema
> varicose veins
> claudication

Question 3

what in the respiratory system systematic enquiry?

Answer 3

> cough
> sputum
> haemoptysis
> shortness of breath
> wheeze
> sinusitis
> earache
> chest pain (pleuritic)

Question 4

what is the GI systematic enquiry?

Answer 4

> appetite/weight
> mouth
> difficulty swallowing
> nausea/vomiting
> hematemesis
> Dyspepsia
> abdominal pain
> fat intolerance (steatorrhoea)
> jaundice
> bowel habit change
> perianal symptoms (pain/itching)

Question 5

what should you ask in relation to bowel habit changes?

Answer 5

> constipation
> diarrhoea
> blood (how much)
> mucus
> melaena

Question 6

what is the neurological system systematic enquiry?

Answer 6

> headache
> fits/faints/loss of consciousness
> dizziness
> vertigo
> balance
> vision
> hearing
> speech disturbance
> weakness
> numbness/paraesthesia