This book provides a simplified guide to history taking by assessing each symptom in detail, highlighting what key questions are important to ask, and which key differentials are essential to rule out. The chapters are well presented and organised in a logical manner, utilising an easily accessible and user-friendly format for solid learning on focused history taking that includes both general and specific information gathering.
History Taking in Clinical Practice includes case-based examples throughout as well as short exercises to enhance learning. GPs, junior doctors and medical students seeking an effective approach to history taking will find this book to be an essential resource for daily clinical practice and exam preparation.
Author(s): Krsna Mahbubani
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 163
City: Cham
Foreword
Contents
Chapter 1: Basic History Taking
Presenting Complaint
History of Presenting Complaint
Past Medical History
Drug History
Family History
Social History
Systems Review
Taking a Pain History
Chapter 2: Cardiorespiratory
Chest Pain
Cardiovascular Causes
Respiratory Causes
Gastrointestinal Causes
Muskuloskeletal
Shortness of Breath
Acute Causes
Chronic Causes
Palpitations
Cough
Chapter 3: Abdominal
Abdominal Pain
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Epigastric
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Right/Left Loin
Right/ Left Iliac Fossa (RIF/LIF)
Suprapubic
Umbilical
Diarrhoea and Vomiting
Diarrhoea and Vomiting Together
Vomiting Only
Diarrhoea Only
Constipation
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)
Incontinence
Chapter 4: Neurological
Headache
Recurrent/Chronic Headaches (Table 4.2)
Visual Changes
Dizziness/Vertigo
Collapse
Confusion
Numbness and Tingling
Peripheral Neuropathy
Mononeuropathy
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Anxiety
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Weakness
Acute Weakness
Sub-Acute/Chronic Weakness
Distal Weakness
Proximal Weakness
Motor Neurone Disease
Myasthenia Gravis
Tremor
Chapter 5: Musculoskeletal
Joint Pains
Inflammatory Vs Mechanical Joint Pains
Rheumatological Causes
Orthopaedic Causes
Monoarthritis
Back Pain
Mechanical/Orthopaedic
Rheumatological
Infective
Malignant
Chapter 6: Other
Leg Swelling
Bilateral Leg Swelling
Unilateral Leg Swelling
Lumps and Bumps
Cardio/Respiratory
Neurological Histories
Abdominal Histories
Rheum/Ortho Histories
Cases to Practice
Chapter 7: Gynaecology
Abnormalities of the Menstrual Cycle
Menorrhagia
Gynaecological Causes
Systemic Causes
Dysmenorrhea
Gynaecological Causes
Amenorrhea
Primary Amenorrhea
Secondary Amenorrhea
Abnormal Bleeding Patterns
Intermenstrual Bleeding
Post-Coital Bleeding
Post-Menopausal Bleeding
Abnormal Pain
Dyspareunia
Superficial Dyspareunia
Deep Dyspareunia
Pelvic Pain
Acute Pelvic Pain (Table 7.2)
Chronic Pelvic Pain (Table 7.3)
Example Answers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Gynaecological History
Obstetric History
Obstetric Nomenclature
Chapter 8: Obstetrics
Abnormal Bleeding during Pregnancy (Table 8.1)
Abnormal Pain during Pregnancy
Itching in Pregnancy
Dermatological Causes
Systemic Causes
Vomiting in Pregnancy
Practice Cases
Chapter 9: Paediatric Histories
The Febrile Child
Respiratory tract
Common Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Bacterial Respiratory Tract Infections in Children (Table 9.2)
Urinary Tract Infections
Gastrointestinal
Other Viral Infections (Table 9.3)
Rarer Causes of Fever in a Child (Table 9.4)
Enuresis—Bed Wetting
Abdominal Pain
Acute Abdominal Pain
Chronic Abdominal Pain
Failure to Thrive
Developmental Disorders
Motor Delay
Speech and Language Delay
Rashes in Children
Acute Rashes (Table 9.8)
Chronic Rashes
The Limping Child
With Fever
Without Fever
Questions to Ask in a Child with a Limp
Paediatric Cases to Practise
Chapter 10: Psychiatry
Low Mood
Anxiety/Worry
Hallucinations
Cases to Practise
