Ophthalmic
Assistant
Questions
solved
History
is
obtained
by
:
-
ANSWER-Asking
a
series
of
organized
and
specific
questions
directing
the
patient's
narrative
and
tailored
to
the
problems
at
hand.
History
should
be
recorded
:
-
ANSWER-By
condensing
the
patient's
story
,
including
pertinent
facts
the
assistant
should
avoid
writing
down
the
patient
every
word
or
trying
to
interpret
,
Diagnosis
is
the
physician
realm.
Questionnaires
have
their
place
but
cannot
be
used
for
an
entire
history
because
each
patient
is
different.
When
taking
a
history
on
a
school-aged
child
it
is
important
to
:
-
ANSWER-get
an
account
for
the
illness
from
the
parent
and
child
A
normal
school
-
aged
child
is
usually
able
to
give
a
fairly
good
history
with
the
parent
affirming
the
information
True
or
False
All
information
given
by
the
patient
can
be
shared
with
insurance
companies
without
patient
information
-
ANSWER-False
The
patient
must
sign
a
consent
to
release
information
,
even
to
insurance
companies
True
or
False
Is
visual
acuity
part
of
a
history
-
ANSWER-False
Visual
Acuity
is
a
part
of
examination
not
the
history