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Many a medical trainee has been humiliated on morning rounds after proclaiming that their presentation was wanting because the “patient was a poor historian.” ” Any attending worth her white coat will respond in one of the following ways: “There are no poor historians, just poor history-takers.”
They may also be responsible for: Greeting patients Scheduling appointments Updating patient files When it comes to clinical duties, podiatric medical assistants often take patient’s vital signs, obtain the patient’s medicalhistory, perform physicalexams, and discuss treatment procedures with the patient.
I expect you to have the best grasp of your patients’ history of present illness, past medicalhistory, and relevant social history. Data from the history and physicalexam are critical and free. 2 When you present the physicalexam, vital signs should be given in even numbers.
If you are more of a kinesthetic learner, then time spent on hospital rounds will be a great way to reinforce concepts. Interacting with patients Medical students start by learning to take a complete patient history and review of systems, then progress to the physicalexam.
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