History, patient

Promoting an Optimal Response to Therapy The diagnosis of a helminth infection is made by examination of the stool for ova and all or part of the helminth. Several stool specimens may be necessary before the helminth is seen and identified. The patient history also may lead to a suspicion of a helminth infection, but some patients have no symptoms. 

Seizures that occur in the outpatient setting are almost always seen first by family members or friends, rather than by a member of the medical profession. The occurrence of abnormal behavior patterns or convulsive movements usually prompts the patient to visit the primary health care provider s office or a neurologic clinic. A thorough patient history is necessary to identify the type of seizure disorder. Information the nurse should obtain from those who have observed the seizure is listed in Display 28-1. 

Perform a thorough medication history (nonprescription, prescription, and natural drug products), food, and patient history to determine exacerbating factors. 

Evaluate patient history and physical exam findings and recommend a specific regimen including both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy. 

As the onset of PD is insidious, patients are likely to rationalize other causes for their symptoms. A thorough patient history including past and present medications, family history, environmental exposure, and a detailed description of symptom onset is essential in making an accurate diagnosis. 

If problems are with erectile ability, ask specific questions related to onset, frequency, and sexual relationships. Does the patient history imply psychogenic, organic, or mixed dysfunction ... 

Review the patient history for contributing lifestyle factors and other disease states that may help guide therapy. 

Gather patient history. Assess factors involved in drug selection. Inquire about social history and alcohol use. Ask the patient about drug allergies and chronic health problems such as asthma. 

Review patient history to determine treatment regimens that have been used in the past, including nonprescription, prescription, and herbal medications. 

Obtain a thorough patient history. Has there been prior exposure to this agent If so, what treatment regimens were used in the past to alleviate symptoms ... 

Differentiate between microbial colonization and infection based on patient history, physical examination, and laboratory and culture results. 

Folliculitis presents as small, pruritic, erythematous papules. Location of the lesions and a good patient history are often all that are required in the diagnosis of folliculitis. While the papules may be cultured and Gram stains or potassium hydroxide stains done to help determine causative agent, it is not generally required because folliculitis often resolves spontaneously within a few days. 

Oral, narrow-spectrum antibiotic therapy with activity against Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcal species. Include coverage for MRSA (HA- or CA-MRSA) according to patient history and resistance patterns in the area. 

Patient history (underlying disease, previous cultures or infections, and drug intolerance)... 

The diagnosis of endemic fungal infections is often prompted by a patient history of prolonged (subacute) infectious symptoms, travel or residence in an endemic area, and/or participation in activities that result in exposures to soil contaminated by endemic fungi. 

Assess patient history of non-specific symptoms to determine if patient should be evaluated by a gynecologist. 

If febrile neutropenia occurs, patient history is important ... 

The diagnosis of OA is dependent on patient history, clinical examination of the affected joint(s), radiologic findings, and laboratory testing. 

A patient history should be obtained to identify history of adult fractures, comorbidities, surgeries, falls, and the presence of risk factors for osteoporosis. 

Shortly thereafter I called to make an appointment with an environmental physician in Mobile, Alabama, the closest environmental physician to Baton Rouge at that time. I was told I could not be seen until I completed a very extensive patient history form which they would mail to me, and they wanted a picture of me. After I completed that history I started making connections for the first time. 

There is a dual classification for some terms (e.g., 573.1 Hepatitis in viral diseases classified elsewhere ), but this is not extensive. The dictionaries are very comprehensive with the exception of symptoms, which tend to be scattered. They have been widely used in coding patient histories and hospital charts. 

The advent of computerised databases that link the prescribed drug to diagnosis and record patient histories over extended periods provides another method by which the incidence of the more common ADEs may be estimated. 

Clinical features of weakness, ataxia, drowsiness, and short-term memory loss can be seen within 30-60 minutes. Coma and respiratory depression are rare but can occur with the ultrashort-acting agents like triazolam and midazolam. Diagnosis is made from the patient history. 

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