Part A: consultation notes
Writing exactly what the patient says, in the gaps the notes leave.
15 minutes · A free lesson from Listening
The patient says "my stomach was a bit upset — mostly after breakfast". The note reads "initially upset stomach, mainly after ___". The answer is breakfast.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: What should you write in the notes?
- Your own diagnosis
- The medical term for every symptom
- The words you hear, often the patient's own
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C: The words you hear, often the patient's own — The patient says “a bit upset — mostly after breakfast”, so the answer is breakfast.
Quick check: What does the reading time show you?
- The answers
- The headings, which follow the order of the consultation
- The patient's full history
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B: The headings, which follow the order of the consultation — Use it to see where each answer will come.
Quick check: Can you use abbreviations?
- Only standard ones
- Any you like
- Never: spell out every word, even mg
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A: Only standard ones — Spelling counts too.
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