The History and Physical Examination Workbook. a Common Sense Approach

During a typical office visit, a provider has approximately fifteen minutes to interview, examine, diagnose, and appropriately treat each patient. The History and Physical Examination Workbook: A Common Sense Approach, is a must-have resource for developing these skills in the classroom or in self-study!

Providing clinical practice in the art of performing H&Ps through the use of flow models, this workbook encourages students to avoid memorization and develop a logical approach to patients’ chief complaints by allowing them to partner up as patient and "provider."

In the first clinical practice section, entitled History Taking, the patient presents his/her complaint, and the provider asks the questions necessary to discovering the underlying problem. The second clinical practice section, Physical Examination, teaches students how to perform a detailed examination by guiding them through a problem-specific examination of the human body--where they often discover true pathology. After completing this workbook, students will be better prepared not only for practical boards, but for actual patient encounters.

Key Features

• History Section: Teaches how to take accurate, detailed histories
• Physical Examination Section: Detailed, logical flows break the body down into sections
• Comprehensive Flows: Bring the histories and the physical examinations together concisely, allowing students to develop the ability to extract only those parts of the exam that are specific to the presenting problem
• The first and only history and physical workbook to follow the new Osteopathic Board Practical
• Board questions are highlighted
• Humor and true life stories are used to orient students to the reality of clinical patient-provider interactions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Interviewing as Art
Chapter 2: History Taking
Chapter 3: The History Flows
Chapter 4: Physical Examination Flows
Chapter 5: Comprehensive Flows
Chapter 6: Order Writing
Appendix A: Documentation Samples
Appendix B: Common Medical Abbreviations

About the Author(s)

Mark Kauffman, DO, DO - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Gannon University

Michele Roth-Kauffman, JD, MPAS, PA-C - Gannon University

Michele Roth-Kauffman is a graduate of the St. Francis University, Loretto, PA, Physician Assistant Program and Duquesne University Law School. Ms. Roth-Kauffman became interested in legal issues while working as a Physician Assistant in surgery. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the Ohio Supreme Court. She is also a volunteer attorney with Northwest Legal Services and frequently lectures Physician Assistants on legal medical issues.