Bob's Presenting Complaint
  1. What is the problem?
  2. How are you feeling?
  3. When did your problem/symptoms begin?
  4. What were you doing when the symptoms began?
  5. What makes the problem or symptoms worse?
  6. What makes the problem or symptoms better?
  7. How long have you had these symptoms?
  8. Where does it hurt?
  9. How painful is it?
  10. How often do you experience these symptoms?
  11. What other symptoms do you have?
  12. Have these symptoms occurred before? If so how often and when do they occur?
  13. Have you had similar problems in the past?
  14. Has anyone else looked at or cared for these symptoms?
  15. How do these problems affect your daily activities?
  16. Did anything you know of cause these symptoms?
  17. What do you think is going on?
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