Site Map	Interview a Patient with Abdominal Pain

• Introduce yourself to patient
• Establish rapport with patient
• Asks about pain
  • Nature
  • Location
  • Provoking and relieving factors
  • Onset and duration
  • Raditation
• Asks about associated symptoms
  • Nausea & Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea / Constipation
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Urinary symptoms
  • Date of last menstral period
  • etc...
• Further History
  • Previous medical history
  • Family history
  • Medication and allergy history
  • Social history
  • Smoking and alcohol history
• Care taken to
  • Use appropreate language
  • Use appropreate questions; open, closed & clarifying
  • Encourage and answer patients questions
  • Acknowledge patient concerns
• Summary and analysis of history
• Accurate documentation of history

	Any comments or feedback please contact me by email: Tom Williams