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Health history components in Mexico


In Mexico the health history to get to know the patient and not only for the suffering of his arrival in emergency department or outpatient. In Latin American countries is the best medicine because it is part of the general to the particular, doctors listen carefully and try to understand what patients mention them so as to perform the specified operation because each body reacts and has different symptoms to the disease, it is noteworthy that to apply for a laboratory is solely for the purpose of rectifying the diagnosis is established.

Clinical forensic document history as Mexico is particularly important because it can help fight lawsuits by patients or alternatively if it is not given the proper handling can be used against you.

Like the United States to make medical history is needed in the implementation of split questioning and physical examination using the techniques of introspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

Within the interrogative in Mexico two main types that is the direct (questioning the patient) and indirect (interrogation a family) which must be specified at the beginning of medical history there.

The most representative parts of the interview are:

Identification:

- Name of patient - Gender - Age - Place and date of birth - Home - Marital status - Education - Profession or occupation - Nationality - Religion - Current employment status - Person responsible for the patient


Past

Family: - Grandparents - Fathers - Uncles - Spouse - Children - Cousins * investigate if they have mainly diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, heart disease, bronchopulmonary, neurosciences

Personal: - Infectious - Allergy - Surgical - Traumatic - Transfusion - Addictions - Previous hospitalizations

Personal nonpathological: - Nutrition - Home - Individual hygienic habits - Current and previous occupation - Use of free time - Family or social problems - Immunizations - Knowledge of their disease - Gynecological and obstetric history or andrological

Current condition

Interrogation equipment and systems

Physical exploration


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