Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital.

Date:
[1912?]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pain—onset sudden or gradual. Position of pain— back, abdomen, thighs, breasts, etc. Time of commencement and cessation with regard to menstrual flow. Severity, enough to lay patient up or not, causing vomiting, sweating, etc. Whether affected by rest, lying down, exertion or medical treatment. Paroxysmal or constant. Tenderness—Does the patient complain of soreness when lightly touched, as by clothes, etc. ? If menopause has occurred, how long ago ? If any discharge other than menstrual, state duration, characters and apparent cause. Dyspareunia. Pruritus. (b) Obstetric. Number of children and miscarriages in order, with dates. Period of pregnancy at which miscarriage occurred, with cause if possible. Brief history of children. Characters of labours, duration, instrumental or not, haemorrhage, length of time in bed. Lactation. State of health during pregnancy, especially with regard to vomiting, oedema of legs, headache, giddiness, dyspnoea, etc.