HOW TO ASK MEDICAL HISTORY IN ENGLISH QUICKLY WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME?
Do you always want to take a complete medical history to be able to make the most accurate diagnosis, but always feel like you don’t have enough time?
In Vietnam, when talking to patients in Vietnamese, you can ask It’s a little faster, but when speaking English, you feel like it takes a lot more time.
In addition, in the US or even at international clinics in Vietnam, many times patients speak languages other than English such as Spanish or French, and you also have to use an interpreter.
1. CONTEXT OF A VISIT
Imagine, you ask a question.
The interpreter speaks to the patient.
The patient answers.
The interpreter says it back to you.
Time doubles!
There are many patients, you can’t spend the whole session talking to just one patient.
So what should we do? what?
2. SECRETS TO QUICKLY TAKE DISEASE HISTORY
Today I will share with you a secret that will help you take a complete medical history while saving time and helping the patient feel satisfied with you.
This secret is to start the conversation with open-ended questions.
These questions will help the patient “SELF-DECLARING THE DISEASE” and you only need to listen.
Then if you still have questions about specific points, you can ask more closed questions (close-ended questions) for the patient to continue sharing.
For example, in the following example.
Situation A:
The patient comes in because of leg pain.
You Ask, “Where do you have leg pain?”
The patient says, “Here, doctor.”
You continue asking, “Since when have you had the pain?”
The patient says, “Since the day before yesterday”
You continue asking, “Why do you have the pain?”
The patient says, “I tripped on a rock and fell down, so it hurts.”
Change To do so, you should do the following:
The patient comes in because of leg pain.
You ask, “I saw the records say you came in because of leg pain. Can you tell me more about your leg pain?”
The patient says, “Thank you, doctor. The other day I accidentally tripped on a rock and fell down, so I have pain here. There’s swelling and bruising, doctor.” Doctor.”
In the second conversation, you not only save time and get information quickly, but the patient also feels much more comfortable with you.
Therefore, please try this method and let me know the results!
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Dr. Christina Nguyen
The Phoenix Medical Academy
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