Taking Patient History 1.1

Interdisciplinary
Beginner
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This course utilizes patient cases across a broad spectrum of body systems to help students develop in their ability to accurately and reliably generate patient HPI.

Contents

Case 001
3m 17s
999 | Acute onset, severe right sided flank pain, nausea and emesis
1 min 37 sec
959 | Acute Onset, left lower leg edema and pain, left-sided chest pain and shortness of breath
1 min 50 sec
996 | Acute onset, sharp and pleuritic chest pain on the left side
1 min 44 sec
322 | Rectal bleeding and abdominal pain
min 59 sec
873 | Acute Onset, Severe Abdominal Right Upper Quadrant Pain
2 min 3 sec
912 | Acute onset, right hip pain
1 min 39 sec
1007 | Acute onset, facial rash with vesicles
1 min 38 sec
917 | Acute onset, aphasia
1 min 58 sec
958 | Acute onset, syncope
1 min 57 sec
778 | Severe agitation, tremors with history of alcoholism
1 min 55 sec

Description

Obtaining a patient history is one of the most critical skills any healthcare professional can learn, and in fact, up to 80% of diagnoses can be made by investigating a patient’s history alone. This course is uniquely tailored to develop your patient history-taking skills. Common HPI writing systems such as OLDCARTS, PQRST, etc. can be applied to the cases presented in this course. The course progresses in difficulty in such a way that from start to finish, you’ll find yourself filling in more knowledge gaps with each patient case. Upon completion of the course, you will have learned how to obtain an accurate patient history and convey it in a concise, reliable manner.

Learning objectives

  1. Understand the importance of all aspects of a patient’s history, whether they be physical, social, or psychological.
  2. Develop competencies in applying history-taking methodologies that address the chief complaint (e.g. “OLDCARTS” or “PQRST”) when compiling a comprehensive patient history.
  3. Learn to integrate outside knowledge of common physical disease processes when focusing your patient interview and history-taking.
  4. Utilize information obtained from history, physical exam findings, and initial laboratory data to develop a problems list and/or differential diagnoses.
  5. Generate a comprehensive patient-centered assessment that incorporates potential diagnostic approaches and therapeutic interventions for each of the patient’s primary concerns.

Curriculum Alignments

ANP - Clinical Management of Adults
ANP - Clinical Management of Older Adults
ANP - Clinical Management of Women
ANP - Professional Issues/APN Role
ANP - Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
PANCE - Genitourinary System (Male and Female)
PANCE - Cardiovascular System
PANCE - Renal System
PANCE - Gastrointestinal System/Nutrition
PANCE - Dermatologic System
PANCE - Infectious Diseases
PANCE - Psychiatry/Behavioral Science
PANCE - Musculoskeletal System
PANCE - Hematologic System
PANCE - Pulmonary System
CoAEMSP - Abdominal Pain
CoAEMSP - Stroke
CoAEMSP - Respiratory Distress and/or Failure
CoAEMSP - Chest Pain
CoAEMSP - Trauma (blunt, penetrating, burns, or hemorrhage)
CoAEMSP - Psychiatric

What’s included

10
Cases
50
Assessments
1
Badge(s) earned
3
skills earned

Course Author

Dr. Christopher Behringer
ReelDx Faculty

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