This document discusses the importance and process of history taking in medicine. History taking is the process by which a physician obtains information from a patient through targeted questions to inform diagnosis and medical care. Obtaining an accurate history is critical for determining the cause of a patient's illness. A diagnosis can often be made based on history alone in 70% of cases. Key components of an effective history include the patient's profile, chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, and system review. The basis of a good history is strong communication between the doctor and patient.
This document discusses the importance and process of history taking in medicine. History taking is the process by which a physician obtains information from a patient through targeted questions to inform diagnosis and medical care. Obtaining an accurate history is critical for determining the cause of a patient's illness. A diagnosis can often be made based on history alone in 70% of cases. Key components of an effective history include the patient's profile, chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, and system review. The basis of a good history is strong communication between the doctor and patient.
This document discusses the importance and process of history taking in medicine. History taking is the process by which a physician obtains information from a patient through targeted questions to inform diagnosis and medical care. Obtaining an accurate history is critical for determining the cause of a patient's illness. A diagnosis can often be made based on history alone in 70% of cases. Key components of an effective history include the patient's profile, chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, and system review. The basis of a good history is strong communication between the doctor and patient.
It is a process by which information is gained by a physician by asking
specific questions to the patient with the aim of obtaining information useful in formulating a diagnosis and providing medical care to the patient إﻧﮭﺎ ﻋﻣﻠﯾﺔ ﯾﺗم ﻣن ﺧﻼﻟﮭﺎ اﻟﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت ﻣن ﻗﺑل اﻟطﺑﯾب ﻣن ﺧﻼل طرح أﺳﺋﻠﺔ ﻣﺣددة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻣرﯾض ﺑﮭدف اﻟﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت ﻣﻔﯾدة ﻓﻲ ﺻﯾﺎﻏﺔ اﻟﺗﺷﺧﯾص وﺗﻘدﯾم اﻟرﻋﺎﯾﺔ اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﻣرﯾض Importance of History Taking? Obtaining an accurate history is the critical first step in determining the etiology of a patient's illness. ﯾﻌد اﻟﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ دﻗﯾﻖ ھو اﻟﺧطوة اﻷوﻟﻰ اﻟﺣﺎﺳﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺣدﯾد ﻣﺳﺑﺑﺎت ﻣرض اﻟﻣرﯾض - Diagnosis in medicine is based on Clinical history ﯾﻌﺗﻣد اﻟﺗﺷﺧﯾص ﻓﻲ اﻟطب ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﺳرﯾري - Physical Examination اﻟﻔﺣص اﻟﺑدﻧﻲ - Investigations اﻟﺗﺣﻘﯾﻘﺎت A large percentage of the time (70%), you will actually be able make a diagnosis based on the history alone. ﻗﺎدرا ﻓﻲ اﻟواﻗﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ إﺟراء ﺗﺷﺧﯾص ﺑﻧﺎ ًء ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ وﺣده ً ﺳﺗﻛون، )٪70( ﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﻛﺑﯾرة ﻣن اﻟوﻗت How to take a history ? The basis of a true history is good communication between doctor and patient. It takes practice, patience, understanding and concentration. ﯾﺗطﻠب اﻷﻣر اﻟﻣﻣﺎرﺳﺔ واﻟﺻﺑر واﻟﺗﻔﺎھم واﻟﺗرﻛﯾز.أﺳﺎس اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﺣﻘﯾﻘﻲ ھو اﻟﺗواﺻل اﻟﺟﯾد ﺑﯾن اﻟطﺑﯾب واﻟﻣرﯾض "Always listen to the patient they Approach to history taking might be telling you the diagnosis. (sir willam Osler 1849 - 1919) Your look is important ﻣظﮭرك ﻣﮭم اﺳﺗﻣﻊ داﺋ ًﻣﺎ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻣرﯾض Your dressing ﻣﻼﺑﺳك ﻷﻧﮭم ﻗد ﯾﺧﺑروك ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺷﺧﯾص Approach to history taking Introduce yourself and create a rapport ﻗدم ﻧﻔﺳك وأﺧﻠﻖ ﻋﻼﻗﺔ
Approach to history taking
Be alert and pay full attention ظﺎ وﻣﻧﺗﺑﺔ ﺗﻣﺎ ًﻣﺎ ً ﻛن ﻣﺗﯾﻘ Approach to history taking - Ensure consent has been gained. ﺗﺄﻛد ﻣن اﻟﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻣواﻓﻘﺔ - Maintain privacy and dignity. اﻟﺣﻔﺎظ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺧﺻوﺻﯾﺔ واﻟﻛراﻣﺔ - Ensure the patient is as comfortable as possible. ﺗﺄﻛد ﻣن أن اﻟﻣرﯾض ﻣرﺗﺎح ﻗدر اﻹﻣﻛﺎن - Summarise each stage of the history taking process. ﻟﺧص ﻛل ﻣرﺣﻠﺔ ﻣن ﻣراﺣل ﻋﻣﻠﯾﺔ أﺧذ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ - Involve the patient in the history taking process. إﺷراك اﻟﻣرﯾض ﻓﻲ ﻋﻣﻠﯾﺔ أﺧذ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ If in a bad mood or distracted during the consultation, you can end up making a history rather than taking a history. ﻓﻘد ﯾﻧﺗﮭﻲ ﺑك اﻷﻣر ﺑﺻﻧﻊ ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﺑدﻻً ﻣن أﺧذ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ، إذا ﻛﻧت ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻣزاﺟﯾﺔ ﺳﯾﺋﺔ أو ﻣﺷﺗﺗًﺎ أﺛﻧﺎء اﻻﺳﺗﺷﺎرة Components of History taking 1- Patient's profile اﻟﻣﻠف اﻟﺷﺧﺻﻲ ﻟﻠﻣرﯾض-١ 2- Chief complaint ﺷﻛوى رﺋﯾﺳﯾﺔ-٢ 3- History of the present illness ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﻣرض اﻟﺣﺎﻟﻲ-٣ 4- Past medical history اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟطﺑﻲ اﻟﺳﺎﺑﻖ-٤ 5- Family history ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ-٥ 6- Socioeconomic history اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻻﺟﺗﻣﺎﻋﻲ واﻻﻗﺗﺻﺎدي-٦ 7- System Review ﻣراﺟﻌﺔ اﻟﻧظﺎم-٧ 1. Patients profile اﻟﻌﻣر, اﻻﺳم, اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ واﻟوﻗت - Date and Time - Name - Age اﻟﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻻﺟﺗﻣﺎﻋﯾﺔ, اﻟدﯾن, اﻟﺟﻧس - Sex - Religion - Marital status ﻣن أﻋطﻰ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ؟, اﻟﻌﻧوان, اﻟﻣﮭﻧﺔ - Occupation - Address - Who gave the history? 2. Chief complaint - The main reason for which the patient is trying to seek medical help by visiting the physician. اﻟﺳﺑب اﻟرﺋﯾﺳﻲ اﻟذي ﻣن أﺟﻠﮫ ﯾﺣﺎول اﻟﻣرﯾض طﻠب اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋدة اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ ﻣن ﺧﻼل زﯾﺎرة اﻟطﺑﯾب - Usually a single symptoms, occasionally more than one complaints eg: fever, headache, pain, etc إﻟﺦ، واﻷﻟم، واﻟﺻداع، اﻟﺣﻣﻰ: وأﺣﯾﺎﻧﺎ ً أﻛﺛر ﻣن ﺷﻛوى ﻣﺛل، ﻋﺎدة أﻋراض واﺣدة - The patient describe the problem in their own words. ﯾﺻف اﻟﻣرﯾض اﻟﻣﺷﻛﻠﺔ ﺑﻛﻠﻣﺎﺗﮫ اﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ - It should be recorded in patients own words. ﯾﺟب ﺗﺳﺟﯾﻠﮫ ﺑﻛﻠﻣﺎت اﻟﻣرﺿﻰ اﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ - The complain should be recorded with their onset duration. ﯾﺟب ﺗﺳﺟﯾل اﻟﺷﻛوى ﻣﻊ ﻣدﺗﮭﺎ اﻷوﻟﻰ 2. Chief complaint - How to ask for chief complaint? ﻛﯾف ﺗﺳﺄل ﻋن ﺷﻛوى رﺋﯾﺳﯾﺔ؟ - What brings your here? ﻣﺎ اﻟذي أﺗﻰ ﺑك ھﻧﺎ؟ - How can I help you? ﻛﯾف ﯾﻣﻛﻧﻧﻲ ﻣﺳﺎﻋدك؟ - What seems to be the problem? ﻣﺎ اﻟذى ﯾﺑدو اﻧﮫ ﻣﺷﻛﻠﮫ؟ If there is more than one complaint, it should be written according to chronological order ﯾﺟب ﻛﺗﺎﺑﺗﮭﺎ ﺣﺳب اﻟﺗرﺗﯾب اﻟزﻣﻧﻲ، ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ وﺟود أﻛﺛر ﻣن ﺷﻛوى 2. Chief complaint Example Fever-2 weeks أﺳﺑوﻋﯾن- ﺣﻣﻰ Productive cough-1 week أﺳﺑوع1 - اﻟﺳﻌﺎل اﻟﻣﻧﺗﺞ Vomiting -2 days ﯾوﻣﯾن- اﻟﻘﻲء Fatigue-1day ﯾوم1- اﻟﺗﻌب 3. History of the present illness - Elaborate on the chief complaint in detail Ask relevant associated symptoms Gain as much information you can about the specific complaint. وﺿﺢ اﻟﺷﻛوى اﻟرﺋﯾﺳﯾﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻔﺻﯾل اﺳﺄل اﻷﻋراض ذات اﻟﺻﻠﺔ ذات اﻟﺻﻠﺔ اﺣﺻل ﻋﻠﻰ أﻛﺑر ﻗدر ﻣﻣﻛن ﻣن اﻟﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت ﺣول اﻟﺷﻛوى اﻟﻣﺣددة - Lead the conversation by asking questions. ﻗم ﺑﻘﯾﺎدة اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﺑطرح اﻷﺳﺋﻠﺔ - Always start with an open ended question and take the time to listen to the patient's 'story. اﺑدأ داﺋ ًﻣﺎ ﺑﺳؤال ﻣﻔﺗوح وﺧذ اﻟوﻗت اﻟﻛﺎﻓﻲ ﻟﻼﺳﺗﻣﺎع إﻟﻰ ﻗﺻﺔ اﻟﻣرﯾض - Once the patient has completed their narrative then closed questions can be asked to clarify. ﯾﻣﻛن طرح أﺳﺋﻠﺔ ﻣﻐﻠﻘﺔ ﻟﻠﺗوﺿﯾﺢ، ﺑﻣﺟرد أن ﯾﻛﻣل اﻟﻣرﯾض ﺳرده - Leading question are to be avoided. ﯾﺟب ﺗﺟﻧب اﻟﺳؤال اﻟرﺋﯾﺳﻲ - Open questions allow patients to express their own thoughts and feelings, e.g. 'Is there anything else that you want to mention? ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺑﯾل اﻟﻣﺛﺎل ھل ھﻧﺎك أي ﺷﻲء آﺧر ﺗرﯾد ذﻛره؟، اﻷﺳﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﻣﻔﺗوﺣﺔ ﺗﺳﻣﺢ ﻟﻠﻣرﺿﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻌﺑﯾرﻋن أﻓﻛﺎرھم وﻣﺷﺎﻋرھم - Closed questions are requests for factual information, e.g. When did this pain start?. ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺑﯾل اﻟﻣﺛﺎل ﻣﺗﻰ ﺑدأ ھذا اﻷﻟم؟، اﻷﺳﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﻣﻐﻠﻘﺔ ھﻲ طﻠﺑﺎت ﻟﻠﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت واﻗﻌﯾﺔ - Leading questions are based on your own assumptions that lead the patient to the answer you want to hear. ﺗﺳﺗﻧد اﻷﺳﺋﻠﺔ اﻟراﺋدة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻓﺗراﺿﺎﺗك اﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻘود اﻟﻣرﯾض إﻟﻰ اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗرﯾد ﺳﻣﺎﻋﮭﺎ 3. History of the present illness - In details of present problem with- time of onset/ mode of evolution/ any investigation;treatment &outcome/any associated +'ve or -'ve symptoms. أي أﻋراض/ أي ﺗﺣﻘﯾﻖ ؛ اﻟﻌﻼج واﻟﻧﺗﯾﺟﺔ/ ﻧﻣط اﻟﺗطور/ وﻗت اﻟﺑداﯾﺔ- ﻓﻲ ﺗﻔﺎﺻﯾل اﻟﻣﺷﻛﻠﺔ اﻟﺣﺎﻟﯾﺔ ﺧﻣﺳﺔ أو ﻗد ظﮭرت+ ﻣرﺗﺑطﺔ - Avoid medical terminology and make use of a descriptive language that is familiar to patients. ﺗﺟﻧب اﻟﻣﺻطﻠﺣﺎت اﻟطﺑﯾﺔ واﺳﺗﻔد ﻣن ﻟﻐﺔ وﺻﻔﯾﺔ ﻣﺄﻟوﻓﺔ ﻟﻠﻣرﺿﻰ - Sequential presentation. ﻋرض ﻣﺗﺳﻠﺳل - Always relay story in days before admission. اﺣرص داﺋ ًﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﻘل اﻟﻘﺻﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻷﯾﺎم اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺳﺑﻖ اﻟﻘﺑول - Narrate in details. روا ﺑﺎﻟﺗﻔﺻﯾل 3. History of the present illness Tips to gather information: •S Site •O Onset •C Character ﻣوﻗﻊ • ﺑداﯾﺔ • ﺣرف •R Radiation (of pain or discomfort) إﺷﻌﺎع (ﻟﻸﻟم أو ﻋدم اﻟراﺣﺔ •A Alleviating factors •T Timing اﻟﻌواﻣل اﻟﻣﺧﻔﻔﺔ • اﻟﺗوﻗﯾت •E Exacerbating factors •S Severity ﻋواﻣل ﻣﻔﺎﻗﻣﺔ • ﺷدة 4. Past medical history - Any history of similar complaint in the past أي ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﻣن ﺷﻛوى ﻣﻣﺎﺛﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ - Other medical problems the patient has or had ﻣﺷﺎﻛل طﺑﯾﺔ أﺧرى ﯾﻌﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻧﮭﺎ اﻟﻣرﯾض أو ﯾﻌﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻧﮭﺎ - Any chronic disease present like hypertension, diabetes etc أي ﻣرض ﻣزﻣن ﻣوﺟود ﻣﺛل ارﺗﻔﺎع ﺿﻐط اﻟدم واﻟﺳﻛري وﻣﺎ إﻟﻰ ذﻟك - Past hospitalizations and past surgeries دﺧول اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺷﻔﻰ واﻟﻌﻣﻠﯾﺎت اﻟﺟراﺣﯾﺔ اﻟﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ - Medications if any taken in the past (dosage and duration) اﻷدوﯾﺔ إن وﺟدت ﻓﻲ اﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ (اﻟﺟرﻋﺔ واﻟﻣدة - Allergies اﻟﺣﺳﺎﺳﯾﺔ - Pediatric: Birth history, Developmental Milestones, Immunizations اﻟﺗطﻌﯾﻣﺎت، ﻣراﺣل اﻟﺗطور، ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﻣﯾﻼد:طب اﻷطﻔﺎل - Gynae/Obstetric history of female ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟوﻻدة ﻟﻺﻧﺎث 5. Family history - It is important to establish whether there are any genetically transmitted diseases within families. ﻣن اﻟﻣﮭم ﺗﺣدﯾد ﻣﺎ إذا ﻛﺎﻧت ھﻧﺎك أي أﻣراض ﻣﻧﻘوﻟﺔ وراﺛﯾًﺎ داﺧل اﻟﻌﺎﺋﻼت - Any illness run in thefamily? أي ﻣرض ﯾﺳري ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ؟ - Similar history in the family. ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﻣﻣﺎﺛل ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳرة - Parents and siblings suffering with any chronic illness. ﯾﻌﺎﻧﻲ اﻟواﻟدان واﻷﺷﻘﺎء ﻣن أي ﻣرض ﻣزﻣن - Parents if died, how old and what they died of. ﻛم ﻋﻣر و ﻣﺎ ﺳﺑب اﻟوﻓﺎة، إذا اﻟواﻟدان ﻣوﺗﻰ - You should be able to collect relevant family history depending upon the present illness. ﻗﺎدرا ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﻲ ذي اﻟﺻﻠﺔ اﻋﺗﻣﺎدًا ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻣرض اﻟﺣﺎﻟﻲ ً ﯾﺟب أن ﺗﻛون - Example, Patient has come due anemia. ﻟﻘد ﺣﺎن اﻟﻣرﯾض ﺑﺳﺑب ﻓﻘر اﻟدم، ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺑﯾل اﻟﻣﺛﺎل - Try to rule out sickle cell, thalasemia/ Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. ﻓوﺳﻔﺎت دﯾﮭﯾدروﺟﯾﻧﯾز6 ﻧﻘص اﻟﺟﻠوﻛوز/ اﻟﺛﻼﺳﯾﻣﯾﺎ، ﺣﺎول اﺳﺗﺑﻌﺎد ﻓﻘر اﻟدم اﻟﻣﻧﺟﻠﻲ 6. Socioeconomic history - Smoking history - amount, duration and type اﻟﻛﻣﯾﺔ واﻟﻣدة واﻟﻧوع- ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﺗدﺧﯾن - Drinking history - amount, duration and type اﻟﻛﻣﯾﺔ واﻟﻣدة واﻟﻧوع- ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﺷرب - Any drug addiction أي إدﻣﺎن ﻟﻠﻣﺧدرات - Sexual history if suspected STI اﻟﺗﺎرﯾﺦ اﻟﺟﻧﺳﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻻﺷﺗﺑﺎه ﻓﻲ اﻹﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﻣراض اﻟﻣﻧﻘوﻟﺔ ﺑﺎﻻﺗﺻﺎل اﻟﺟﻧﺳﻲ - Occupation, social and education background, financial situation اﻟوﺿﻊ اﻟﻣﺎﻟﻲ، اﻟﺧﻠﻔﯾﺔ اﻻﺟﺗﻣﺎﻋﯾﺔ واﻟﺗﻌﻠﯾﻣﯾﺔ، اﻟﻣﮭﻧﺔ 7. System Review General Cardiovascular اﻟﻘﻠب واﻷوﻋﯾﺔ اﻟدﻣوﯾﺔ - Weakness ﻋﺎم - Chest pain أﻟم ﺻدر - Fatigue ﺿﻌف - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea ﺗﻌب ﺿﯾﻖ اﻟﺗﻧﻔس اﻟﻠﯾﻠﻲ اﻻﻧﺗﯾﺎﺑﻲ - Anorexia ﻓﻘدان اﻟﺷﮭﯾﺔ - Orthopnoea ﺗﻘوﯾم اﻟﻌظﺎم - Change of weight ﺗﻐﯾر ﻓﻲ اﻟوزن - Short Of Breath ﻗﺻر اﻟﻧﻔس - Fever ﺣﻣﻰ - Cough/sputum اﻟﺑﻠﻐم/ اﻟﺳﻌﺎل - Lumps اﻟﻛﺗل اﻟﺧﻔﻘﺎن - Palpitations - Night sweats ﺗﻌرق ﻟﯾﻠﻲ زرﻗﺔ - Cyanosis Gastrointestinal/AlimentarY اﻟﻐذاء/ اﻟﺟﮭﺎز اﻟﮭﺿﻣﻲ - Appetite (anorexia/weight change) ﺗﻐﯾر اﻟوزن/ اﻟﺷﮭﯾﺔ (ﻓﻘدان اﻟﺷﮭﯾﺔ - Diet ﺣﻣﯾﺔ - Nausea/vomiting ﻗﻲء/ ﻏﺛﯾﺎن اﻧﺗﻔﺎخ اﻟﺑطن/ ﺣرﻗﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﻠب/ ﻗﻠس - Regurgitation/heart burn/flatulence ﺻﻌوﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺑﻠﻊ - Difficulty in swallowing اﻧﺗﻔﺎخ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺑطن/ أﻟم - Abdominal pain/distension ﺗﻐﯾﯾر ﻋﺎدة اﻷﻣﻌﺎء - Change of bowel habit ﻣﯾﻠﯾﻧﺎ، ﻗﻲء اﻟدم - Haematemesis, melaena اﻟﯾرﻗﺎن - Jaundice