PEDIATRIC HISTORY SCORING FORM
 
First Name: 
Last Name: 
Student ID: 
 
Chief Complaint
 
Elicit chief complaint
 
Past Medical History
 
Planned pregnancy?
Age during pregnancy?
Who is the child's father? Does the child see him? Does he help with providing for the child?
When did you begin receiving prenatal care?
Any complications during your pregnancy?
Any harmful exposures? (EtOH? Illicit, OTC or prescription drugs? Environmental exposures?)
How many weeks long was your pregnancy? (40 weeks = full term)
Vaginal or Cesarean section delivery?
Any complications during the child's birth?
Child's birth weight and Apgar scores?
When did you and your child leave the hospital?
Issues or concerns with newborn screening test results?
Describe the child's health in general
Child's current age and weight?
When was the child last seen by a physician?
Does the child see any other doctors?
What illnesses has the child had? (When? How often? Concerns?)
Any injuries? (If yes, when? How did the injury occur? Recovery?)
Any hospitalizations? (If yes, when? For what? How long?)
Has/is the child received/receiving childhood immunizations?
Any medications?
Any allergies?
 
Social History
 
Where do you and your child live? Safe environment?
Who lives with the child?
Who is the child's primary caretaker? Receive help caring for child from family/friends?
Do any smokers live at home with the child?
What child safety precautions have you taken? (Specifically car seat; locks on cabinets; gates blocking stairs; chemicals, drugs and weapons properly locked away; smoke and CO detectors)
Home built before 1970? (Screening for lead paint exposure)
Parental employment? Financial concerns? Health care coverage for child?
Describe the child's typical day (stay at home or attend daycare?)
Is/was the child breast fed? If yes, until when?
Describe the child's diet (ask about milk (>12 months), veggies, fruits, chicken, Cheerios)
How many meals per day?
Does child have teeth? Causing discomfort? Brushing? Dentist?
Is the child peeing o.k.? How many wet diapers per day?
Is the child pooping o.k.? Regularity? Constipation? Diarrhea?
How is the child sleeping? How long at night? Napping during the day?
Do you have any concerns about your child's development?
Is the child talking? If yes, saying what? Are words intelligible?
Gross motor functions? (Depends on age'rolling over, sitting up, crawling, standing with assistance, walking, hopping, etc.)
Fine motor functions? (Depends on age'grabbing feet, grasping objects, waving, pointing, etc.)
How is the child's behavior and activity level?
How does the child get along with peers/strangers?
 
Family History
 
Do any diseases run in your family? The child's father's family? (Specifically asthma, seizures, developmental delays, diabetes, cancer, high B.P., CAD)
How is your health? Brother's and sister's health?
How is the child's father's health? Brother's and sister's health?
Are the child's grandparents alive? (Maternal and paternal) If yes, how old and describe their health. If not, how old when they died and their cause of death?
Health of child's siblings?
 
MIRS
 
Opening
Elicits Spectrum of Concerns
Negotiates Priorities and Sets Agenda
Eliciting the Narrative Thread or the "Patient's Story"
Timeline
Organization
Transitional Statements
Pacing of Interview
Types of Questions
Summarizing
Duplication
Lack of Jargon
Verification of Patient Information
Verbal Facilitation Skills
Non-Verbal Facilitation Skills
Empathy and Acknowledging Patient Cues
Support Systems
Encouragement of Questions
Closure