Miscellaneous Flashcards
1
Q
You are taking a history from a patient with inflammatory bowel disease. What are the top 10 questions to ask
A
1) Establish Timeline of dx including sx prompting initial investigation
2) Blood/mucus in stool (quantify, colour…)
3) Bowel movements: Tenesmus, hard, pellet, diarrhoea, changes recently
4) weight changes? Changes in appetite
5) Abdominal pain, pain when passing stool
6) Extra-intestinal: Eye irritation, mouth sores, skin rashes, joint pain
7) Medications for IBD (if immunosuppressants, ask about recent infections and admissions and !!flareups)
8) Previous hospitalizations, flareups, and any complications when receiving care
9) Any other autoimmune diseases? anyone in the family has IBD?
10) QoL (school, work, sleep etc…)
