NBCE Part 4 History and Physical Exam
What identifying information is required in a patient history?
Name, age, sex, occupation, and marital status.
When is parental consent required?
When the patient is a minor.
When is parental consent not required?
Emergency situations.
,What is the chief complaint?
The patient's main reason for visiting.
How should the chief complaint be obtained?
Open-ended questioning.
What is the purpose of the present illness section?
Clarify the main complaint.
What does onset describe?
When symptoms began.
What does provocation or palliation describe?
What worsens or relieves symptoms.
, What does quality describe?
Character of symptoms.
What does radiation describe?
Where symptoms spread.
What does severity describe?
Intensity of symptoms.
What does timing describe?
Duration and pattern of symptoms.
What identifying information is required in a patient history?
Name, age, sex, occupation, and marital status.
When is parental consent required?
When the patient is a minor.
When is parental consent not required?
Emergency situations.
,What is the chief complaint?
The patient's main reason for visiting.
How should the chief complaint be obtained?
Open-ended questioning.
What is the purpose of the present illness section?
Clarify the main complaint.
What does onset describe?
When symptoms began.
What does provocation or palliation describe?
What worsens or relieves symptoms.
, What does quality describe?
Character of symptoms.
What does radiation describe?
Where symptoms spread.
What does severity describe?
Intensity of symptoms.
What does timing describe?
Duration and pattern of symptoms.
