10 Questions Doctors Ask Patients
Question: What brings you in today?
Answer: Why are you here?
Question: What hurts?
Answer: The part of your body
Question: What are your symptoms?
Answer: Describe the problem
Question: How long has this been going on?
Answer: How long have you has this problem?
Question: Has the pain been getting better or worse?
Answer: How is the pain compared to when it started?
Question: Do you smoke? Do you take any recreational drugs? Do you drink alcohol and how often?
Answer: Be honest!
Question: Do you have a family history of this?
Answer: Does or did anyone else in your family have this problem?
Question: Do you take any medicines or supplements?
Answer: This includes OTC medicine, vitamins, minerals, etc.
Question: Are you sexually active?
Answer: Do you have sex? Be honest!
Question: Have you had any previous surgeries?
Answer: Have you had any previous operations?