Interview Basics 1

Question 1

Describe Patient Center Interviewing

Answer 1

Centers on the patient’s needs
Not disease or physician centered
Engages the patient to play a larger role
Obtain more thorough and accurate history
Better patient –physician rapport

Question 2

Describe Physician Centered Interviewing

Answer 2

Laundry list of items to ask
Items pertaining to organ systems
On average, a physician interrupt the patient 18 seconds after the patient speaks
May lose important information and change the history
Jump to conclusions

Question 3

SOAP stands for

Answer 3

S= Subjective= What you learn by taking the patient’s history
O = Objective = Physical exam findings including structural findings, laboratory and radiology data
A = Assessment = What you think is going on with the patient
P = Plan = What you and the patient agree to do about the problem, including OMT performed

Question 4

What are the 5 models of Osteopathic approach?

Answer 4

Biomechanical Model: Musculoskeletal systems
• Respiratory-Circulatory Model: HEENT (NT part), Cardiac, & Respiratory systems
• Neurological Model: HEENT (HEE part), Neurologic, Endocrine & Immune system
• Metabolic-Energy Model: Genitourinary & Gastrointestinal systems
• Behavioral Model: Psychosocial system