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History Taking & Physical

Examination of Diarrhea and


Dehydration
1. General Objective

After finishing skill practice of clinical examination of diarrhea, the student will be
able to perform history taking and physical examination of diarrhea, to determine
the severity and the management of diarrhea correctly.

2. Specific Objective :
At the end of skill practices, the student will be able to perform clinical
examination and management of diarrhea correctly.

3. Syllabus Description :
a. Sub Module Objective
After finishing skill practice of examination of acute abdomen, the
student will be able to perform history taking and physical examination
of acute abdomen correctly.
b. Expected Competencies
▪ Students perform history taking of diarrhea.
▪ Students perform physical examination of diarrhea.
▪ Students perform management of diarrhea based on the severity.
c. Topics
▪ History taking of diarrhea
• Greet the patient and parents and confirm identity: train the student
to perform the informed concent, and collecting the patient data.
• Chieft complain: Determine the chief complaint and onset of illness,
train the student to collect data of chief complaint and timeline of
the symptom.
• Other related symptoms: train the student to get other information
related of the symptoms of diarrhea.
• Collect the previous history, family history, other significant illness,
and house environment: train the student to find the risk factor of the
present illness.
• Collect the history of current medication: to collect data about
present medication.
▪ Physical examination of diarrhea.
• Preparation: train the students to perform informed consent and
prepare the patient and also them selve for the physical examination.
• Implementation
o General examination: train the students to examine general
appearance and the signs of dehydration.
o Decision: train the students to make decision the severity of
dehydration.
o Management: train the students to manage the diarrhea based on
the severity of dehydration.

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d. Methods
▪ Presentation
▪ Demonstration
▪ Coaching
▪ Self practices: role - play

A. Attachment
1. Instrument, substances and material needed
Presentation :
Audiovisual : Slides presentations on LCD projector.
Demonstration and coaching :
a. Table
b. Chairs
c. Examination couch
d. Baby manequin
e. Oral rehydration solution

2. Assessment:
Performance scale 0 = Neither mention nor do the procedure
Performance scale 1 = Only mention the procedure
Performance scale 2 = Mention and do the procedure

3. Speciment Handling
4. Standardized patient& Preparation for the Patient
This skills not need standardized patient.
5. Venue
Skills Laboratory, C5 building fl.1, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran
6. Reference
7. Resource Department: Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine Universitas
Padjadjaran

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Learning Guide HTPE Diarrhea

Performance
No. Steps Scales
0 1 2
HISTORY TAKING
1 Greet the mother.
2 Introduce yourself.
3 Ask the patient’s name and age.
4 Ask about the reason why she comes to you.
5 Ask about the onset/duration of diarrhea.
6 Ask about the frequency and amount of diarrhea.
7 Ask about the nature of diarrhea: bloody, mucous or watery stool.
8 Ask about the progression of the complaint.
Ask related symptoms (9-11)
9 Nausea and vomiting
10 Fever and cough
11 Micturition
12 Previous history of feeding (breast milk or formula milk feeding)
Ask about signs of dehydration: irritability, restlessness,lethargy, eager to
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drink
Tell the mother’s patient about the conclusion of the patient’s history
14.
taking.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
1 Greet the mother.
2 Introduce yourself.
3 Wash & dry hand
4 Ask permission from the mother
Examine the child’s general appearance (lethargy or unconscious or
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floppy)
6 Examine the eyes (very sunken)
7 Observe tears (Absent)
8 Examine the mouth and tongue (Very dry)
9 Observe patient when drink (Drinks poorly)
10 Perform skin pinch (Goes back very slowly)

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