- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this book
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata to First Edition
- Amendments and Updates
- Chapter 1 Communication skills
- Chapter 2 The history
- Chapter 3 General and endocrine examination
- Chapter 4 Skin, hair, and nails
- Chapter 5 The cardiovascular system
- Chapter 6 The respiratory system
- Chapter 7 The abdomen
- Chapter 8 The nervous system
- Chapter 9 The eyes
- Chapter 10 The locomotor system
- Chapter 11 The ear, nose, and throat
- Chapter 12 The male reproductive system
- Chapter 13 The female reproductive system
- Chapter 14 The obstetric assessment
- Chapter 15 The breast
- Chapter 16 The psychiatric assessment
- Chapter 17 The paediatric assessment
- Chapter 18 Practical procedures
- Chapter 19 Clinical data interpretation
- Chapter 20 Other investigations
- Index
(p. 21) The history
- Chapter:
- (p. 21) The history
- Author(s):
James Thomas
, Tanya Monaghan
, and Prarthana Thiagarajan
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199593972.003.0002_update_001
Update:
Alcohol
Recommended weekly alcohol consumption
The Department of Health and Social Care guidance regarding weekly alcohol consumption changed in 2016. Women and men are advised not to exceed 14 units per week.
http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545937/UK_CMOs__report.pdf.
Chapter updated by Prarthana Thiagarajan
History taking
Presenting complaint (PC)
Past medical history (PMH)
Drug history (DHx)
Allergies and reactions
Alcohol
Smoking
Family history (FHx)
Social history (SHx)
Systematic enquiry (SE)
Sexual history
The elderly patient
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- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this book
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata to First Edition
- Amendments and Updates
- Chapter 1 Communication skills
- Chapter 2 The history
- Chapter 3 General and endocrine examination
- Chapter 4 Skin, hair, and nails
- Chapter 5 The cardiovascular system
- Chapter 6 The respiratory system
- Chapter 7 The abdomen
- Chapter 8 The nervous system
- Chapter 9 The eyes
- Chapter 10 The locomotor system
- Chapter 11 The ear, nose, and throat
- Chapter 12 The male reproductive system
- Chapter 13 The female reproductive system
- Chapter 14 The obstetric assessment
- Chapter 15 The breast
- Chapter 16 The psychiatric assessment
- Chapter 17 The paediatric assessment
- Chapter 18 Practical procedures
- Chapter 19 Clinical data interpretation
- Chapter 20 Other investigations
- Index