pulmonary history taking

some specific questions that may interest us when asking questions regarding pulmonary diseases.

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upon collecting personal details, the

NASAROME

Name

Address

Sex

Age

Religion

Occupation

Marital status

Ethnicity

the Occupation may be important to assess occupational diseases of the lungs,

the address may be important to assess infectious diseases.

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History of presenting complaint;

S.O.C.R.A.T.E.S

Site

Onset

Charactor

Radiation

Associated symptoms

Time factors (when does it get worse? how long have you had what?)

Exeberating and relieving factor

Severity

Blue - less relavant

red - more relavant

in pulmonary medicine, the charactor of...

Cough

Sputum

may be particularly important.

refer to reference 1 -http://tatsukiatimu.blogspot.com/2010/04/reference-1.html

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also, for well-known or more frequently prevalent diseases like asthma, it may be important to assess the severity, e.g.

can you excersize?

how many days off work do you have in a month?

how many sleep disturbances in a month?