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hi .. i need quick answer.. plz my exam is in 3 days.. can u tell me where u show empathy..
do u show empathy in family hx.. imean when the sp said his mom has htn or dies of some dz.. ...would u say ... "sory to hear about ur mom or ur parentss.." am i correct..
2nd do u show empathy when pateint say he has 8/10 .. shuld i say .. "i can understand umust be having very hard time"..
my second questions.. do u have to parapharase as u go along or at the end u shuld summarize it.. which is more better.. i mean as the hisory is goig do u stp themm and parapharase or u shuld wait at end before closure.. for example .
. i would like to summarize the infor u gave me so far mr xyz...

empathy and paraphrasing- nice questions...
empathy
one cannot choose where and when the patient deserves one...it has to be there in your tone, your words and definitely right time, yes when patient tells you about how much he is suffering in terms of pain , discomfort,one has to be expressive as if you are not patient feels that you have disregarded the degree, this is a real life scenario...it takes you a long way..letting the patient know that he was heard....u are using right words for showing empathy but there are many other occasions and ways too9can learn from me)....
paraphrasing
the value of paraphrasing is when the complaint has been described in many words and you need clarification , definitely NOT when it is simple and clear and by paraphrasing you are boring him/her with same sentences and not to mention wasting time.....summary is great but only the highlight to let the SP know why are you thinking of those diagnoses and why would you be running those tests,so both have their own significance, you just need to know what to use when.....
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