CASE TAKING ELEZABETH WRIGHTS INSTRUCTIONS DR CHANDRA HASAN
CASE TAKING ELEZABETH WRIGHT’S INSTRUCTIONS DR. CHANDRA HASAN. C. M, MD(Hom), ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR, DEPT OF REPERTORY, SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, KULASEKHARAM
1, The homoeopath must know his patient spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically and sociologically. 2, The physician must be receptive, must clear his mind of other pre occupations, and must be tranquil (calmn, peaceful) and cordial (friendly). 3, The physician must allow the patient to tell his own story in his own way with out any interruption. 4, The personality of the patient, his state of mind, physical status, traits (special or peculiar features) of character should be noted. 5, It is safer for the beginner to list all the symptoms narrated by the patient and observed by him as they come and sort them out later in the working out of a case.
6, If the patient is loquacious, time may necessitate the prevention of irrelevance and at most tact (keenes of understanding) is needed to keep him on the main track. If the patient is reticent (silent or reserved) or gives only brief and objective data, the physician should adapt active questioning. 7, The physician should encourage the patient while he is narrating his story. 8, If the case has not been completed in one sitting, the physician might give the patient a subsequent appointment. Physical examination and necessary laboratory tests must be done. 9, The physician must run through the list and see which of the possible mentals, generals, particulars and modalities have not been mentioned and
question the patient about each of these. 10, All the questions that the physician ask must be so put that the patient cannot reply with a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ but must think before answering. 11, The physician must make sure that he has questioned the patient on every system and function. Otherwise some important detail will be missed out. 12, The mental symptoms and characteristics of the patient should usually be elicited at last when the patient’s confidence has been more fully gained. 13, The patient must get an impression that the physician is interested in his case.
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