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121 DR: Ok just a few other routine questions (picks up notes) that we need to ask. We need to ask you, about a few other symptoms that we just use as a screening tool to make sure there’s nothing else going on- so I’m going to rattle through a few other things with you if that’s alright?
122 PT: Fine doctor
123 DR: Have you had any cough or any cold recently?
124 PT: No
125 DR: No? and you’ve not coughed any blood up?
126 PT: No
127 DR: No? Any tummy pain?
128 PT: No
129 DR: No?
130 PT: Apart from sometimes when I get of indigestion, I get that anyway, it’s normal, nothing serious
131 DR: That’s alright. Ok, you haven’t noticed a change in your appetite or your weight?
132 PT: Well funny you should say that- I usually put weight on over the wintertime, about 4 or 5 pounds on
133 DR: Right
134 PT: And then loose it, but this year, I haven’t put any weight on at all.
135 DR: Right, any change in your bowl habits, for instance maybe do you have diarrhoea or developed constipation?
136 PT: No
137 DR: Not noticing any blood in your stool?
138 PT: No
139 DR: And what about going to the toilet to pass water?
140 PT: That’s been sort of fine
141 DR: No frequency? Not been going more frequently than you would normally? Or having to get up at night
142 PT: No
143 DR: No. And no blood or stinging when you have a wee?
144 PT: No no
145 DR: No ok, and finally, no headaches, no difficulty with your vision?
146 PT: no
147 DR: And you haven’t noticed any weakness anywhere?
148 PT: No
149 DR: Ok I’d quite like to have a look at you if I may and examine you
150 PT: Yes of course.
121 DR: Ok just a few other routine questions ((picks up notes)) that we need to ask. We need to ask you, about a few other symptoms that we just use as a screening tool to make sure there’s nothing else going on- so I’m going to rattle through a few other things with you if that’s alright?
122 PT: Fine doctor
123 DR: Have you had any cough or any cold recently? (1.0)
124 PT: No
125 DR: No? and you’ve not coughed any blood up?
126 PT: No
127 DR: No? (.) Any tummy pain? (1.50)
128 PT: No
129 DR: No? (0.84)
130 PT: apart from sometimes when I get of indigestion,
[I get that anyway, it’s normal,
[nothing serious
131 DR: [that’s alright. [ok You haven’t noticed a change in your appetite or your weight? (1.34)
132 PT: Well funny you should say that- I usu::ally::: put weight on over the wintertime, about 4 or 5 pounds on
133 DR:[Right
134 PT: [.hhhhhh And then loose it, but this year, I haven’t put any weight on at all.
135 DR: Right, any change in your bowl habits, for instance maybe do you have diarrhoea or developed constipation?
136 PT: No
137 DR: Not noticing any blood in your stool?
138 PT: No
139 DR: And what about going to the toilet to pass water? (1.21)
140 PT: That’s been sort of fine (0.81)
141 DR: No frequency? Not been going more frequently than you would normally? Or having to get up at night
142 PT: No
143 DR: No. And no blood or stinging when you have a wee?
144 PT: No no
145 DR: No ok, and finally, no headaches, no difficulty with your vision?
146 PT: no
147 DR: And you haven’t noticed any weakness anywhere?
148 PT: No
149 DR: Ok I’d quite like to have a look at you if I may and examine you
150 PT: Yes of course.
The video is taken from UK Clinical Communication Council video bank.