NSC 332 Obtaining a Health
History
1. What are the 3 phases of an interview?: introduction, discussion, summary
2. What is the introduction phase of a patient interview?: greet, introduce,
explain why you're here
3. What is the interview phase of patient interview?: Keep patient centered,
use variety of communication skills to collect data
4. What is the summary phase of patient interview?: summarize data with
patient
5. What is an open ended question?: Elicit responses that are more than one or two
words
6. What are close ended questions?: Elicit only 1-2 word answer, usually yes or no
7. What is active listening?: Attentive to body language, facial expressions and nonverbal
behavior
8. What is facilitation?: encourages the patient to continue talking and provide more detail
9. What is clarification?: used to obtain more information about conflicting, vague statements
"what do you mean by...?"
10. What is summary?: condensing and summarizing to help clarify the sequence of
events
11. What are communication barriers?: use of medical terminology, passing
judgement, interrup- tions, communication skills, using "why" questions
12. What are the 7 components of health Hx?: biographic data, chief complaint,
history of present illness (HPI), past medical history (PMH), family history, psychosocial history,
review of systems
13. What 8 things should we ask when assessing chief complaint
and HPI?: OLD CARTS
onset, location, duration, characteristics, aggravating/alleviating factors, related symptoms/radiation,
treatment/tim- ing, severity
14. What is HPI?: a part of the SOAP note that focuses only on the context of the chief
complaint
15. What should you ask for onset? (oldcarts): When did the symptom begin
16. What should you ask for location? (oldcarts): Where is the symptom?
17. What is OLDCARTS?: Used when talking to someone about their PAIN and gathering
the HPI
18. When gathering HPI what should you use?: OLDCARTS
19. What should you ask for duration? (oldcarts): How long does the
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symptom last?
20. What should you ask for characteristics? (oldcarts): Describe the
symptom
21. What should you ask for aggravating and alleviating factors?
(oldcarts): What relieves or makes the symptoms worse?
22. What should you ask for related symptoms/radiation?
(oldcarts): Are there any other symptoms present?
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History
1. What are the 3 phases of an interview?: introduction, discussion, summary
2. What is the introduction phase of a patient interview?: greet, introduce,
explain why you're here
3. What is the interview phase of patient interview?: Keep patient centered,
use variety of communication skills to collect data
4. What is the summary phase of patient interview?: summarize data with
patient
5. What is an open ended question?: Elicit responses that are more than one or two
words
6. What are close ended questions?: Elicit only 1-2 word answer, usually yes or no
7. What is active listening?: Attentive to body language, facial expressions and nonverbal
behavior
8. What is facilitation?: encourages the patient to continue talking and provide more detail
9. What is clarification?: used to obtain more information about conflicting, vague statements
"what do you mean by...?"
10. What is summary?: condensing and summarizing to help clarify the sequence of
events
11. What are communication barriers?: use of medical terminology, passing
judgement, interrup- tions, communication skills, using "why" questions
12. What are the 7 components of health Hx?: biographic data, chief complaint,
history of present illness (HPI), past medical history (PMH), family history, psychosocial history,
review of systems
13. What 8 things should we ask when assessing chief complaint
and HPI?: OLD CARTS
onset, location, duration, characteristics, aggravating/alleviating factors, related symptoms/radiation,
treatment/tim- ing, severity
14. What is HPI?: a part of the SOAP note that focuses only on the context of the chief
complaint
15. What should you ask for onset? (oldcarts): When did the symptom begin
16. What should you ask for location? (oldcarts): Where is the symptom?
17. What is OLDCARTS?: Used when talking to someone about their PAIN and gathering
the HPI
18. When gathering HPI what should you use?: OLDCARTS
19. What should you ask for duration? (oldcarts): How long does the
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History
symptom last?
20. What should you ask for characteristics? (oldcarts): Describe the
symptom
21. What should you ask for aggravating and alleviating factors?
(oldcarts): What relieves or makes the symptoms worse?
22. What should you ask for related symptoms/radiation?
(oldcarts): Are there any other symptoms present?
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