MIDPR Flashcards
Organizing the story
Chief Concern HPI: History of Present Illness PMH: Past Medical History SH: Social History FH: Family History
PMH
- Chronic Illnesses/Hospitalizations
- Previous Surgeries
- Daily Medications (name/dose/freq)
- ALLERGIES to Medications
- Obstetric/Gynecologic History
- Health Maintenance
*mental health/MAT?
Obstetric/Gyn History
Number of pregnancies
Number of live births
LMP Previous Pap smear Abnormal Pap smears Periods Frequency Duration How heavy Contraception
Health Maintenance
Pap smear Mammogram Colonoscopy Cholesterol Vaccines/Chicken Pox
Social History
- Home/Family
- Work/School (stress, money, unemployment)
- Sex
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Seatbelts/Helmets/Distracted Driving
- Guns
- Intimate Partner Violence
Social History: Rule of 3’s
General: home, work, sex
Substances: tobacco, alc, drugs
Safety: seatbelts/hemlets/DD, guns, intimate partner violence
Home
Whom do you live with?
How are things with your wife/husband/partner?
How are your kids/parents?
Work/Education
School: Grades, Stress
Work: Money, Unemployment, Stress
*Do you work outside your home?
Sex
Avoid judgmental questions/Ask instead about behaviors
Do you use condoms? Every time?
Cigarettes
Do you smoke cigarettes?
How much?
For how long?
When are you quitting?
Alcohol
Do you drink alcohol? How much? Social, occasional, etc. is unacceptable Arrests? Blackouts? Family History
*CAGE, AUDIT screen
CAGE
for alcohol abuse
C - cut down?
A - annoyed with you?
G - guilty?
E - eye opener?
Drugs
Do you use illegal drugs Do you use drugs not prescribed to you? How often? How much? For how long? Smoked/Inhaled/Injected?
Seatbelts/Helmets/Distracted Driving
Do you always wear a seatbelt when you are in the car?
Do you always wear a helmet when you ride your bicycle, rollerblade, etc?
Do you put your phone away when you drive?
Guns
Do not assume
Locked up?
Ammunition stored separately?
Intimate Partner Violence
Screen men too
Does your partner ever hit you, hurt you, shove you, make you feel scared?
Other Important Considerations
Spirituality Nutrition/Exercise Caffeine Ability to afford medications Access to transportation/care Food Security Health Literacy Military History Incarceration
Military History
Did you see combat, enemy fire, casualties?
Were you or a buddy wounded, injured, or hospitalized?
Did you ever become ill while in the Service?
Do you have any concerns about returning to civilian life since you’ve been back?
How has your family adjusted to your being home?
Thank you for serving.
Incarceration
Some of my patients have been incarcerated and this can affect their health.
Have you ever been incarcerated?
If Yes…
How long was your most recent period of incarceration?
When were you released from prison?
Do you know if you have been screened for HIV/Hep C?
Better not to ask for the reason for incarceration.
Family History
- Heart attack/Stroke
- Diabetes mellitus
- Breast CA/Prostate CA
- Colon CA
- Mental Illness
- Substance abuse
- Start Open-ended
Pertinent Negatives
HTN and CHL not as important
Age of family member at onset of disease
Pain Hx
Onset
Site (diagram)
Character (NPP)
Intensity (resting, movement, now, worst)
Effects (sleep, work, function, family, mood)
Meaning (expectations, beliefs, knowledge, culture)
CAM use (acupuncture, hypnosis, etc)
Pain goals
Decrease pain intensity (resting and with activity)
- Rehabilitate/ restore (PT, OT, psychology)
- Vocational counseling/ retraining, re-entry
“SIG-E-CAPS”
Sleep disorder* (increased or decreased)
Interest deficit (anhedonia)
Guilt (worthlessness, hopelessness, regret)
Energy deficit*
Concentration deficit*
Appetite disorder* (increased or decreased)
Psychomotor retardation or agitation
Suicidality