Showing posts with label History-taking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History-taking. Show all posts

Friday, 8 January 2021

Important Questions About History of Drug Use

Important Points about the History of Drug Use

  1. Regular or intermittent
  2. Amount (know the units)
  3. Pattern dependence/withdrawal 
  4. Impact on work, relationships, money, police 
  5. Screening questionnaires e.g. CAGE

Behavior and Body Language During History Taking

Behavior and Body Language During History Taking

  1. Establish and maintain eye-contact and rapport. 
  2. Relaxed non-threatening posture and appear unhurried. 
  3. Use facilitated noises (I see, okay, etc.)
  4. Pick up on nonverbal cues 
  5. Acknowledge what they are saying 
  6. Show a willingness to understand 
  7. Do not offer opinion/advice to early 
  8. Control over-talkativeness with polite authority at the right time

Monday, 4 January 2021

Diagnostic Formulation

Diagnostic formulation

What is the diagnostic formulation??

We use a diagnostic formulation to integrate and better evaluate the information we have obtained from the assessment of the patient. It has these components:

  1. The problem
  2. Differential diagnosis
  3. Etiology
  4. Management
  5. Prognosis

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