INFECTION – SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS |LATEST UPDATE .
Established chief complaint - Correct Answer --reports pain
Established orientation - Correct Answer --oriented to person
-disoriented to place
-disoriented to time
-oriented somewhat to situation
Asked about fluid intake and hydration - Correct Answer --denies current thirst
-reports does not remember eating today
-reports does not remember drinking fluids today
Asked about onset, duration, and frequency of symptoms - Correct Answer --reports pain
began last night
-reports pain has been constant
-reports that pain increased this morning
Asked about location of pain - Correct Answer --reports generalized abdominal pain
-reports back pain
-reports pain during urination
Asked about characteristics of pain - Correct Answer --reports pain during urination as
"burning"
-reports back and abdominal pain as "aching"
-denies sharp or shooting pain
-denies cramping pain
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, Asked about aggravating factors of pain - Correct Answer --reports no known aggravating
factors
Asked about treatment and relieving factors of pain - Correct Answer --denies treatment with
medication at home
-denies use of heating pad
Asked about severity of pain - Correct Answer --patient is unable to quantify
Asked about existing health conditions - Correct Answer --reports history of UTIs as an adult
-reports hypercholesterolemia
Followed up on history of UTI - Correct Answer --reports UTIs once or twice annually
-reports typical UTI treatment is to see a doctor for antibiotics
Followed up on hypercholesterolemia - Correct Answer --diagnosed age 58
Asked about allergies - Correct Answer --denies general allergies
-denies environmental allergies
-denies latex allergy
-denies food allergies
Asked specifically about medication allergies - Correct Answer --denies medication allergies
Asked about home medications - Correct Answer --reports taking 2 medications for
hypercholesterolemia
-denies taking vitamins
-denies taking herbal supplements
Asked about medication regimen adherence - Correct Answer --denies using a pillbox to
organize medications
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