Eudora Welty described the work of another physician/story writer by saying that Chekhovs candor was exploratory and painstaking--he might have used it as the doctor in him would know how, treating the need for truth between human beings as an emergency, words that seem to me to also apply here
___ is a 47 year old African American female with Crohns Disease, DM, and HTN who presented to the ED after two days of severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
History of Present Illness Form
The EMT can hear the patient explain what was going on at the time of the incident or illness
History of Present Illness: This 26-year-old African-American female, Lily R
Bending / Sitting / Turning / Rising / Standing / Walking / Lying / In the AM / As the day progresses / In the PM / When still / When moving / Other: _____ 18
Determine which systems should be assessed carefully in the review of systems and physical examination
He presented there for right knee pain, a CBC was done, and he was found to have a hemoglobin of 6