History Taking & Examination

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  • The medical history is the foundation of internal medicine. The answer to the patient’s problem is in the history and physical examination 90% of the time while the other 10% of the time, you will need to use investigations to help you understand what is going on with your patients.
  • History taking and physical examination are essential first steps in understanding a patient’s condition, even in an age where advanced diagnostic tools, like blood tests or scans, may appear to offer all the necessary answers to someone without medical training.
  • The aims of any consultation are to understand patients’ own perceptions of their problems and to start or complete the process of diagnosis and to do so it requires knowledge of disease and its patterns of presentation, together with an ability to interpret a patient’s symptoms (what the patient reports/ complains of, e.g. cough or headache) and the findings on observation or physical examination (called physical signs or, often, simply ‘signs’)
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What Will You Learn?

  • Understand The Fundamentals Of History Taking and Physical Examination
  • Create a better understanding in the principles behind taking a proper history
  • Learn the Do's and Dont's in history taking and general examination
  • Build More confidence in your clinical skills and technique
  • Increase awareness and mental capability in making a diagnosis
  • Improve daily assessment and interaction with patient care

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY TAKING IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
If asked why they chose to pursue medicine, most doctors would express a desire to alleviate human suffering and treat disease. To achieve this, it is essential to take a thorough medical history to understand the reasons for the patient's visit.

  • INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY TAKING
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  • Introduction to History Taking quiz

GENERAL EXAMINATION
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of general examination

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EXAMINATION
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of CNS examination

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of CVS examination

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of R/S examination

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of GI examination

RETICULOENDOTHELIAL EXAMINATION
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of Reticuloendothelial examination

LOCOMOTOR/MUSKULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Get an indepth understanding of the principles of Locomotor examination

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