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1. GENERAL PATIENT APPROACH
BY
Dr.PAL K.BOL,MD
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2. Approach to patient with diseases
• A.History taking
• B.Pysical examination
• C.Investigations
• D.Top diagnosis
• E.Treatment/Management
• F. Prevention
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3. A.History Taking
• Taking very good history is the first and most
important step to diagnose the disease of
patient.
• There are 7 important steps that should be
followed
• 1.patient Identification.
• 2.chief complaint
• 3. History of presence illness
• 4. past medical and surgical illness
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4. • 5.Personal social and Family history
• 6. Medication history
• 7. systemic review.
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5. B.Physical Examination
• 1.General appearance of the patient.
• Acute,chronic or acute on chronic sick looking
• 2. Vital signs| BP,PR,RR,SAPO2,Temp
• 3. HEENT
• 4.Respiratory system
• 5.Cardiovascular system
• 6.Gastrointestinal system
• 7.Genitourinary system
• 8.Musculoskeletal system
• 9. Integumentary System
• 10.Central nervous system
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6. C.Investigations
• 1.Laboratory investigation
• 2.Radiologic investigation
• 3. Pathologic investigation
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7. D.Top diagnosis
• This is refer to the most likely disease among
your diferrential diagnosis
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8. E.Teatment
• Refer to management process that is given to
cure or relieve the disease.
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9. F.Prevention
• Refer to advise or medications you give to
your patient after treatment so that the
disease will never happen again.
• Prevention is better than cure.
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