What is patient history? – History is the record of medical events that have already taken place in the patient
What is history taking? – it is an art, which a doctor learns over the years by repeated practice and experience.
What is content of history? A good history must record the following thirty information in a systematic order.
| 1. UHID No | 2. Date | 3. | 4. Contact |
| 5. Name | 6. Age | 7. Sex | 8. Address |
| 9. Marital status | 10.Occupation | 11. Economic Status | 12.Religion |
| 13.Chief Complaints | |||
| 14.H/o Present illness | |||
| 15.H/o Past illness | |||
| 16.Treatment History | Conservative | Surgical | |
| 17.Family History | |||
| 18.Personal History
1.Addiction 2. Diet 3.Appetite 4. Thirst 5. Bowel movements 6.Micturition 7. Sleep 8. Exercise 9. Menstrual & Obstetric History |
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| 19.General Examination
GC Pallor Decubitus Icterus Temp Cyanosis Pulse Height B.P. Weight R.R. JVP |
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| 20.Dashavidha Pariksha
1.Prakriti 2. Vikriti 3. Sara 4.Samhanana 5. Pramana 6.Satmya 7. Satva 8.Ahara Shakti 9.Vyayama Shakti 10.Vaya |
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| 21.Local Examination | |||
| 23.Systemic Examination
1.GIT 2. Respiratory System 3.CVS 4.CNS 5.Urino-genital System 6.Locomotory System 7.Other |
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| 24.Vyadhi Ghataka
1.Dosha 2.Dushya 3. Srotasa 4.Srotodusti 5. Rogamarga |
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| 25.Provisional Diagnosis | |||
| 26.Differential Diagnosis | |||
| 27.Investigation | |||
| 28.Final Diagnosis | |||
| 29.Prognosis | |||
| 30.Management (A) Conservative (B) Surgical (c)Other | |||
