QuEST and SCHOLAR-MAC
The abbreviation Scholarmac.... What do the letter stand for? ans: Symptoms, Characteristics, History, Onset, Location,
... [Show More] Aggravating Factors, Remitting Factors, Medications, Allergies, Conditions
What questions are associated with Symptoms? ans: What is bothering you?
What is wrong?
What brings you in today?
What other problems have you noticed?
What other symptoms have you noticed?
What questions are associated with Characteristics ans: What does the problem feel like?
Describe your symptoms/problem to me
Have your symptoms changed over time?
How bothersome are your symptoms?
To what extent do your symptoms interfere with your activities of daily living?
What questions are associated with History ans: Have you had these same symptoms in the past?
How have these symptoms affected you in the past?
How do these symptoms compare to symptoms you have had in the past?
What have you tried this time to relieve the symptoms?
What have you tried in the past?
What was the result of past treatments?
What questions are associated with Onset ans: When did the problem/problems start?
How often do the symptoms occur?
How did the problems or symptoms start?
What were you doing when you first noticed the symptoms?
How long have you had this problem?
How long have the symptoms been present?
What questions are associated with Location ans: Where does it hurt?
Where is the problem located?
In what part of your body are you experiencing the symptoms?
What questions are associated with Aggravating Factors ans: What makes the problem worse?
§ Food
§ Activities
§ Medications
§ Positions
What else do you feel when you have this problem?
What questions are associated with Remitting Factors ans: What makes the problem better?
§ Food
§ Medications
§ Positions
§ Activities
What have you done so far to make the problem better? Was it successful?
What questions are associated with Medications? ans: Prescription medications
Nonprescription medications
Herbals/dietary supplements
What conditions is patient using each for?
What questions are associated with Allergies ans: Medications
Products
Differentiate between sensitivity and adverse effect
What questions are associated with Conditions ans: Example questions:
For what other medical conditions does your doctor see you for?
What other illnesses have been acting up lately?
What other problems do you have with your health?
○ Allows you to avoid drug-disease interactions
○ Allows for assessment of whether patient is a self care candidate
The purpose of SCHOLAR is to? ans: To ask about the current complaint.
Qu? E? S? T? ans: Qu: Quickly and accurately assess your patient
E: Establish whether patient is appropriate for self care treatment
Suggest appropriate self care strategies
Talk with the patient about those strategies
Which patients are not candidates for Self-Care? ans: As a rule, the following people are not candidates for self care:
Symptoms are severe and require further diagnosis
Symptoms are persistent and not related to easily identifiable cause
Symptoms have appeared repeatedly
Pharmacists is in doubt regarding patient's medical condition
Self treatment to avoid medical care
What to do if your patient is not a self care candidate? ans: Explain reason for referral to patient
Convey important of referral without scaring patient
Be precise about where to seek treatment
PCP
Urgent care center
Emergency Room
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