Site Map	Interview a Patient with Breathlessness

• Introduces yourself to patient
• Establish rapport with patient
• Asks about breathlessness
  • Nature
  • Provoking and relieving factors
  • Exercise tolerance
  • Sleep disturbance
• Asks about associated symptoms
  • Wheeze
  • Cough
  • Pain
  • Dizziness
  • etc...
• Asks about smoking
• Further History
  • Previous medical history
  • Medication and allergy history
  • Family history
  • Social history including current and previous occupations
  • 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