Patient Yes
Patient Yes
Doctor: I need you to ask you some questions before examining you. This will give
me more information so that I can make a correct diagnosis
Patient: Okay.
Patient: I’ve been experiencing an abd pain, and its getting worse.
Patient : intermittently
Doctor: So where was it pain in the right iliac fossa in the first place?
Paitent: No
Patient: At first, it was around my belly button, kind of a dull ache, but now it’s
moved down to the right side and feels sharper.
Doctor: I see. How would you rate the pain now, on a scale from 1 to 10?
Patient: It’s probably a 7. It’s pretty bad, especially when I move around.
Doctor: So moving makes it worse. Does anything make it feel better?
Patient: Yes, I’ve felt nauseous since yesterday and threw up a couple of
times last night.
Doctor: Sorry to hear that. Do you have any appetite right now?
Patient: No, I haven’t been able to eat anything since this started.
Doctor: Okay, we’ll check that in a bit. Do you have any pain when you
urinate or feel the need to go more often than usual?
Doctor: Good to know. Have you ever had this kind of pain before, or any
other abdominal problems?
Patient: No, this is the first time I’ve had anything like this.
Doctor: Thanks for letting me know. Are you taking any medications right
now?
Patient: Just ibuprofen for a headache last week, but nothing else.
Doctor: Do you have any ideas about what happen with you?
Patient: I’ve googled my pain and its said i might have appendicitis. Idea
Patient: I was hoping you could give me something to make the pain go away
without a surgery . Expectation
Doctor: Okay. I’ll examine your abdomen now and check a few things.
We’ll try to determine if it’s your appendix or something else causing the
pain.