HistoryTaking

Notes by Jason Hancock  

Neurology - history taking  

© 2009 NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre Genetics and Genomics for Healthcare www.geneticseducation.nhs.uk Taking a family history This Po…  

80% of clinical information comes from the history. Shortness of breath Onset – when? How (was it sudden / prolonged)?  - Rapid, slow, subacute (inbetween acute and slow (chronic)) Sudden: Anaphylaxis Anxiety (panic attack) MI PE Acute asthma Anxiety Long term onset of shortness of breath