Patient History
By txmed • Apr 30th, 2006 • Category: UncategorizedChief Complaint
Location - Where is it? Does it radiate?
Quality - What does it feel like? Dull? Sharp? Aching?
Quantity - On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad is it? Does it disrupt your daily activities?
Onset - When did it start? What were you doing when it first began?
Duration - How long have you had these symptoms? If it comes and goes how long does it last?
Frequency - Is it all the time or does it come and come?
Progression - Has it gotten better or worse?
Setting - Is it associated with any place or action?
Relieving or Exacerbating - Does anything make it better or worse?
Manifestations - Are there other symptoms?
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txmed is a fourth year medical student with a strong interest in health care policy and politics. In addition to From Medskool, he writes for Medscape and helps run the popular medical blog carnival Grand Rounds.
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