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Master the basics of clinical skills with these comprehensive, clear, and practical Clinical Practicum notes — perfect for first-year medical students preparing for OSCEs, practical exams, and hospital exposure. These notes focus on real-life clinical scenarios, step-by-step guides, and exam-relevant skills you need to feel confident in the clinical setting.

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Clinical Practicum

, MEDICAL HISTORY TAILING

ESSENTIAL TERMS :
·
SYMPTOMS : COMPLAINTS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT

·
CLINICAL SIGNS : A PHYSICAL RESPONSE MEDICAL FACT OR CHARACTERISTIC OBSERVED BY A
,



MEDICAL SPECIALIST DURING THE EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT

·
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS : THE DIFFERENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT OFTEN CAUS THE SAM


SYMPTOMS




MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING STEPS



1. I INTRODUCE MYSELF .
2 IDENTIFICATION
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NAME -
NAME -

HEIGHT
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JOB TITLE/PROFESSION -

Sex -
AGE
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"I AM HERE TO ASK YOU
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WEIGHT -

EttiNicity
"
SOME QUESTIONS

CONSENT FOR NOTE-TAITING
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ASSURE THE PATIENT THAT
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THEY CAN BRING UD ANYTHING


WITHOUT ANY SHAME
. HISTORY
4
Of PRESENTING COMPLAINT

·
O ONSET-ACTIVE
: SUDDEN GRADUAL?
, ,



PART OF A CHRON.C PROBLEM ?

3
. PRESENTING COMPLAINT
·
P: PROVOCATION/PALLIATION -
WHAT HAPPENS


PATIENT'S MAJOR CONCERN WITH MOVEMENT PRESSURE ? ANYTHING That


MAIN PROBLEM OF THE PATIENT MAKES THE PROBLEM BETTER/WORSE ?
(CHIEF COMPLAIN) ·
Q : QUALITY OF PAIN -
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE


THE PAIN ? SHARP BURNING , CRUSHING DULL
, , ,




TEARING ?

·
R: REGION/RADIATION : WHERE IS THE PAIN ?


DOES IT MOVES OR RADIATES ?

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S : SeufRITY : SCORE THE SEVERITY OF PAIN

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T: TIME : HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING On ?

HOW HAS IT CHANGED SINCE ONSET ?

, SOCRATES RULE (FOR Pain)
·

S : SITZ
·
O : ONSET

C :
CHARACTER/QUALITY
·




·

R : RADIATION
·
A :
ASSOCIATIONS/OTHER SYMPTOMS
·
T : Time /DURATION
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E :
Exacerbating/provocation/RELIEvinG FACTORS
·

S : SEVERITY

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. Forate

3
. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
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Th DONT TAYorI

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GENERAL STATE OF HEALTH THAT SOMETHING IS

IS THE PATIENT DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS TIMES ? IMPORTANT
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HOSPITALIZATIONS : WHEN ? ·
ANY CHRONIC (i .
e . HYDERTENSION

? DISEASES ? CHOLESTEROL)
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WHY

·
DURATION? WE FIND out

FROM THE

.
6 Past Surgical History MEDICATION
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WHEN ?
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WHO /DOCTOR ?
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WHERE ?
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COMPLICATIONS ?

8
. MEDICATION
7 . ALLERGIES
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WHAT
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EVEN HERBs ? -
FOOD
DOSES MEDICATION
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-

FREQUENCY WHAT HAPPENED

ASSURE THAT THE LAST TIME
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THEY TARE

THE MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED THEY TOOK IT ?
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WHY DO THEY TAILE THESE PILLS ! LANAPHYLAXIS)

WE HArf TO KNOW THE SUBSTANCES

NILLS
IN THE

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