The Complete Guide to Ocular History Taking discusses many
questions involved in obtaining a complete history of the patient. It
offers specific questions for the technician to ask the patient in the
exam room and during the history-taking process. This book advises you
on condensing a narrative, patient confidentiality, and developing
patient rapport. It also provides notes on ocular and systemic
medications which will help you look up medications in pharmaceutical
references.
This text discusses questions regarding ocular and systemic disorders,
visual and physical symptoms, and medications. It also covers questions
on trauma, gout, arthritis, and diabetes as well as questions for
specific groups of patients such as postoperative, pregnant, geriatric,
or children. Over 40 common ocular diagnoses are listed with questions
to ask at follow-up visits. This text is ideal for on-the-job training
or can be used as a handy reference tool while administering an exam.
Special Features
List of common ophthalmic abbreviations used in history taking. Provides
notes on Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) coding. List of
systemic diseases and where they fit under review of systems. Discusses
drugs that affect the eye.
