{"id":343,"date":"2026-11-02T08:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/?p=343"},"modified":"2026-11-02T08:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:13:23","slug":"anamnese-questions-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/anamnese-questions-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Anamnese Fragen: How to Take a Patient History in German"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Anamnese Fragen follow a fixed order: first the current complaint (where, since when, what kind of pain, radiation, severity from 0 to 10, triggers, other symptoms), then previous illnesses and operations, medication, allergies, Noxen, family and social history, and the vegetative history. Below: each question in German with English, and a full model dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checked in October 2026 against the FSP descriptions of the \u00c4rztekammer Nordrhein, the Bayerische Landes\u00e4rztekammer and Brandenburg&#8217;s LAVG: the patient interview is a 20-minute exam part. This is a language guide; the case is fictional and simplified.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The questions work on the ward and in the exam; for the exam itself see <a href=\"\/blog\/fachsprachpruefung-fsp-doctors\/\">how the FSP works<\/a>. Nurses will find their version in <a href=\"\/blog\/pflegeanamnese-aufnahmegespraech\/\">the nursing Aufnahmegespr\u00e4ch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anamnese Fragen at a glance: the order<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Step<\/th><th>German term<\/th><th>What it covers<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Begr\u00fc\u00dfung, Personalien<\/td><td>Your name and role; patient&#8217;s name, age<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Aktuelle Anamnese<\/td><td>Main complaint (Leitsymptom)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Vorerkrankungen<\/td><td>Known illnesses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Voroperationen<\/td><td>Previous operations, hospital stays<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Medikamente<\/td><td>All medication<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Allergien<\/td><td>Drugs, food, plasters, contrast agents<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Noxen<\/td><td>Nicotine, alcohol, drugs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Familienanamnese<\/td><td>Illnesses in the family<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Sozialanamnese<\/td><td>Job, living situation, support<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Vegetative Anamnese<\/td><td>Basic body functions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many doctors ask the vegetative questions right after the current complaint; for women, add the gynaecological history. Use transitions: <em>Jetzt habe ich noch ein paar Fragen zu Ihren Vorerkrankungen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The current complaint (aktuelle Anamnese)<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Wo genau haben Sie Schmerzen? K\u00f6nnen Sie mir die Stelle zeigen?<\/td><td>Where exactly does it hurt? Can you show me?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seit wann haben Sie die Beschwerden?<\/td><td>Since when have you had the symptoms?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hat es pl\u00f6tzlich oder langsam angefangen?<\/td><td>Did it start suddenly or gradually?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wie f\u00fchlt sich der Schmerz an: stechend, dr\u00fcckend, brennend, ziehend oder krampfartig?<\/td><td>What does the pain feel like: stabbing, pressing, burning, pulling or cramping?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strahlt der Schmerz aus, zum Beispiel in den Arm, den R\u00fccken oder die Leiste?<\/td><td>Does the pain spread, for example to the arm, back or groin?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wie stark ist der Schmerz auf einer Skala von 0 bis 10? 10 ist der st\u00e4rkste vorstellbare Schmerz.<\/td><td>How strong is the pain from 0 to 10? 10 is the worst pain imaginable.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Was l\u00f6st den Schmerz aus oder macht ihn schlimmer: Bewegung, Essen, Atmen?<\/td><td>What triggers it or makes it worse: movement, eating, breathing?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Was hilft dagegen? Haben Sie schon etwas eingenommen?<\/td><td>What helps? Have you taken anything?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haben Sie noch andere Beschwerden, zum Beispiel \u00dcbelkeit, Fieber oder Atemnot?<\/td><td>Any other symptoms, such as nausea, fever or shortness of breath?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hatten Sie so etwas schon einmal?<\/td><td>Have you had this before?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous illnesses, operations, medication, allergies<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Haben Sie Vorerkrankungen, zum Beispiel Bluthochdruck, Diabetes oder etwas am Herzen?<\/td><td>Any known illnesses, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or a heart condition?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sind Sie schon einmal operiert worden? Wann, und was wurde gemacht?<\/td><td>Have you had any operations? When, and what was done?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nehmen Sie regelm\u00e4\u00dfig Medikamente? Welche, und wie oft?<\/td><td>Do you take medication regularly? Which, and how often?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nehmen Sie Blutverd\u00fcnner?<\/td><td>Do you take blood thinners?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haben Sie Allergien, zum Beispiel gegen Medikamente, Lebensmittel oder Pflaster?<\/td><td>Any allergies, for example to drugs, food or plasters?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Was passiert bei der Allergie? Bekommen Sie Ausschlag oder Atemnot?<\/td><td>What happens? Do you get a rash or shortness of breath?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patients often forget the pill, inhalers, herbal products and painkillers bought without a prescription. Ask about them by name.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noxen: nicotine, alcohol, drugs<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Noxen<\/strong> (singular <em>Noxe<\/em>, from Latin <em>noxa<\/em>, harm) are harmful substances. In an Anamnese the word covers smoking, alcohol and drugs. Some forms use <em>Genussmittel<\/em> (stimulants) instead.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Rauchen Sie? Seit wann, und wie viele Zigaretten am Tag?<\/td><td>Do you smoke? Since when, and how many a day?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trinken Sie Alkohol? Wie viel, und wie oft?<\/td><td>Do you drink alcohol? How much, and how often?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nehmen Sie Drogen, zum Beispiel Cannabis? Das frage ich alle Patienten.<\/td><td>Do you take drugs, for example cannabis? I ask all patients this.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smoking is documented in <strong>Packungsjahre<\/strong> (pack years, py): packs per day times years smoked. One pack is 20 cigarettes. Ten cigarettes a day for 8 years is 0.5 \u00d7 8 = 4 pack years.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family and social history<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>German<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Gibt es in Ihrer Familie Erkrankungen, zum Beispiel Herzinfarkt, Schlaganfall, Krebs oder Diabetes?<\/td><td>Any illnesses in your family, such as heart attack, stroke, cancer or diabetes?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leben Ihre Eltern noch? Wenn nicht: Darf ich fragen, woran sie gestorben sind?<\/td><td>Are your parents alive? If not: may I ask what they died of?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Was machen Sie beruflich?<\/td><td>What do you do for a living?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wie wohnen Sie: allein oder mit jemandem zusammen?<\/td><td>Do you live alone or with someone?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the vegetative Anamnese?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vegetative Anamnese checks basic body functions, whatever the main complaint. It catches symptoms the patient does not link to the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Topic<\/th><th>German question<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Appetit<\/td><td>Wie ist Ihr Appetit?<\/td><td>How is your appetite?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gewicht<\/td><td>Haben Sie in letzter Zeit ungewollt ab- oder zugenommen?<\/td><td>Have you lost or gained weight without trying?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Durst<\/td><td>Haben Sie mehr Durst als sonst?<\/td><td>Are you thirstier than usual?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Schlaf<\/td><td>Wie schlafen Sie? K\u00f6nnen Sie durchschlafen?<\/td><td>How do you sleep? Do you sleep through?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stuhlgang<\/td><td>Wann hatten Sie zuletzt Stuhlgang? War er normal?<\/td><td>When did you last open your bowels? Was it normal?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wasserlassen<\/td><td>Haben Sie Beschwerden beim Wasserlassen?<\/td><td>Any problems passing urine?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fieber<\/td><td>Hatten Sie Fieber? Haben Sie gemessen?<\/td><td>Have you had a fever? Did you measure it?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nachtschwei\u00df<\/td><td>Schwitzen Sie nachts so stark, dass Sie den Schlafanzug wechseln m\u00fcssen?<\/td><td>Do you sweat so much at night that you have to change your pyjamas?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fever, night sweats and unintended weight loss together are called <strong>B-Symptomatik<\/strong> (B symptoms).<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gynaecological history<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Introduce it first: <em>Ich habe noch ein paar pers\u00f6nliche Fragen. Die stelle ich allen Patientinnen.<\/em> (I ask all female patients these.)<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Wann war Ihre letzte Regelblutung?<\/em> (When was your last period?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>K\u00f6nnten Sie schwanger sein?<\/em> (Could you be pregnant?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Wie verh\u00fcten Sie?<\/em> (What contraception do you use?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Wie viele Schwangerschaften und Geburten hatten Sie?<\/em> (How many pregnancies and births have you had?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical term or patient word?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speak everyday German with the patient; use the medical term in writing and with colleagues. For the other direction, what patients say and what it means, see <a href=\"\/blog\/patient-language-german-nurses\/\">patient language in German<\/a>; for the patient&#8217;s side of a visit, <a href=\"\/blog\/german-at-the-doctor\/\">German at the doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Medical term<\/th><th>Say to the patient<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Hypertonie<\/td><td>Bluthochdruck<\/td><td>high blood pressure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myokardinfarkt<\/td><td>Herzinfarkt<\/td><td>heart attack<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apoplex<\/td><td>Schlaganfall<\/td><td>stroke<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Appendizitis<\/td><td>Blinddarmentz\u00fcndung<\/td><td>appendicitis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dyspnoe<\/td><td>Atemnot, Luftnot<\/td><td>shortness of breath<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Emesis<\/td><td>Erbrechen<\/td><td>vomiting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Obstipation<\/td><td>Verstopfung<\/td><td>constipation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sonographie<\/td><td>Ultraschall<\/td><td>ultrasound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gastroskopie<\/td><td>Magenspiegelung<\/td><td>gastroscopy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practise your German out loud with SipLingo, free to try on iPhone and Android:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"siplingo-store-badges\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:24px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/id6783970183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/app_store.png\" alt=\"Download SipLingo on the App Store\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ch.zgdevelopment.siplingo&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dblog%26utm_medium%3Dpost%26utm_campaign%3Danamnese-questions-german%26utm_content%3Dbadge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/play_store.png\" alt=\"Get SipLingo on Google Play\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Model Arzt-Patienten-Gespr\u00e4ch: abdominal pain<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fictional case: Jonas Becker, 28, comes to the emergency department. \u00c4 = \u00c4rztin (doctor), P = Patient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Guten Tag, mein Name ist Dr. S\u00e1nchez, ich bin die diensthabende \u00c4rztin. Herr Becker, was f\u00fchrt Sie zu uns?<br\/><em>Hello, I&#8217;m Dr S\u00e1nchez, the doctor on duty. Mr Becker, what brings you here?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Ich hab seit gestern Abend Bauchweh, und es wird immer schlimmer.<br\/><em>I&#8217;ve had a stomach ache since last night and it&#8217;s getting worse.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Wo genau tut es weh? K\u00f6nnen Sie mir die Stelle zeigen?<br\/><em>Where exactly does it hurt? Can you show me?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Hier, rechts unten. Am Anfang war es mehr um den Bauchnabel herum.<br\/><em>Here, lower right. At first it was more around the belly button.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Wann hat es angefangen, und wie f\u00fchlt sich der Schmerz an?<br\/><em>When did it start, and what does the pain feel like?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Gestern gegen acht Uhr abends. Jetzt sticht es, so eine 7 von 10, und beim Gehen oder Husten wird es schlimmer.<br\/><em>Yesterday around 8 pm. Now it stabs, about a 7 out of 10, and it gets worse when I walk or cough.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Strahlt der Schmerz aus? Haben Sie noch andere Beschwerden, zum Beispiel \u00dcbelkeit oder Fieber?<br\/><em>Does the pain spread? Any other symptoms, such as nausea or fever?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Nein, er bleibt hier. Aber mir ist \u00fcbel, und heute fr\u00fch hab ich einmal gebrochen. Ich hab 37,9 gemessen.<br\/><em>No, it stays here. But I feel sick, and I threw up once this morning. I measured 37.9.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Wie ist Ihr Appetit? Und wie sind Stuhlgang und Wasserlassen?<br\/><em>How is your appetite? And your bowels and urine?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Ich hab gar keinen Hunger. Stuhlgang war gestern fr\u00fch normal, Wasserlassen auch.<br\/><em>I&#8217;m not hungry at all. Bowels were normal yesterday morning, urine too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Haben Sie Vorerkrankungen, oder sind Sie schon einmal operiert worden?<br\/><em>Any known illnesses or previous operations?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Nein. Nur die Mandeln, als Kind.<br\/><em>No. Just my tonsils, as a child.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Nehmen Sie Medikamente? Haben Sie Allergien?<br\/><em>Do you take any medication? Any allergies?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Gestern eine Schmerztablette, die hat kaum geholfen. Und ich bin allergisch gegen Penicillin, da bekomme ich Ausschlag.<br\/><em>One painkiller yesterday, it hardly helped. And I&#8217;m allergic to penicillin, I get a rash.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Rauchen Sie, trinken Sie Alkohol, oder nehmen Sie Drogen? Das frage ich alle Patienten.<br\/><em>Do you smoke, drink alcohol or take drugs? I ask all patients this.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Zehn Zigaretten am Tag, seit acht Jahren. Am Wochenende mal ein Bier. Drogen nicht.<br\/><em>Ten cigarettes a day for eight years. A beer at the weekend sometimes. No drugs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Gibt es Erkrankungen in Ihrer Familie? Und was machen Sie beruflich?<br\/><em>Any illnesses in your family? And what do you do for work?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Mein Vater hat hohen Blutdruck. Ich bin Elektriker und wohne mit meiner Freundin zusammen.<br\/><em>My father has high blood pressure. I&#8217;m an electrician and live with my girlfriend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Ich fasse kurz zusammen: Sie haben seit gestern Abend Bauchschmerzen, die vom Bauchnabel nach rechts unten gewandert sind, dazu \u00dcbelkeit, einmal Erbrechen und leicht erh\u00f6hte Temperatur. Stimmt das?<br\/><em>Let me sum up: since last night you&#8217;ve had abdominal pain that moved from the belly button to the lower right, with nausea, one episode of vomiting and a slightly raised temperature. Is that right?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P:<\/strong> Ja, genau.<br\/><em>Yes, exactly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c4:<\/strong> Es k\u00f6nnte eine Blinddarmentz\u00fcndung sein. Ich untersuche jetzt Ihren Bauch, dann nehmen wir Blut ab und machen einen Ultraschall. Bitte essen und trinken Sie bis dahin nichts.<br\/><em>It could be appendicitis. I&#8217;ll examine your abdomen now, then we&#8217;ll take blood and do an ultrasound. Please don&#8217;t eat or drink anything until then.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same case, written up as documentation, is in <a href=\"\/blog\/arztbrief-schreiben-fsp\/\">how to write an Arztbrief for the FSP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SipLingo (our app) has doctor&#8217;s-visit scenarios among its 200+ everyday situations, at A1 to B2 level. It is not an FSP simulator and does not teach medical terminology, but it trains the everyday half of this dialogue: you speak, and mistakes in grammar and word order are explained in your own language. <a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=anamnese-questions-german&amp;utm_content=inline\">Practise everyday German with SipLingo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Starting with closed questions.<\/strong> Open with <em>Was f\u00fchrt Sie zu uns?<\/em> and let the patient talk.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Medical words with the patient.<\/strong> <em>Haben Sie Dyspnoe?<\/em> is exactly what examiners mark down. Say <em>Haben Sie Luftnot?<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>No time anchors.<\/strong> <em>Seit wann?<\/em> needs a real answer: <em>seit gestern um 20 Uhr<\/em>, not <em>seit einiger Zeit<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Skipping allergies.<\/strong> Always ask, even if the patient seems healthy.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Not checking vague words.<\/strong> If the patient says <em>Kreislauf<\/em>, ask: <em>Was meinen Sie genau damit?<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>No summary.<\/strong> It shows you understood.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the official details and the latest updates, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laekh.de\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/Aerzte\/Fachsprach_Kenntnispruefungen\/Merkblatt_Fachsprachpruefungen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landes\u00e4rztekammer Hessen: Fachsprachpr\u00fcfung for foreign doctors: exam notes (PDF, German)<\/a> \u2013 Four FSP parts: vocabulary, patient talk, documentation, senior-doctor talk<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/pflaprv\/anlage_2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Ministry of Justice (gesetze-im-internet): PflAPrV Annex 2: nursing exam competence areas (German)<\/a> \u2013 Official five competence areas I\u2013V tested in the nursing state exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What questions are asked in an Anamnese (Welche Anamnese Fragen gibt es)?<\/strong><br\/>\nQuestions on the current complaint, then previous illnesses, operations, medication, allergies, Noxen, family, social and vegetative history, plus the gynaecological history for women.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you take a patient history in German?<\/strong><br\/>\nIntroduce yourself, open with <em>Was f\u00fchrt Sie zu uns?<\/em>, explore the main complaint, go through the fixed sections, then summarise and explain the next steps in plain language.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the vegetative Anamnese?<\/strong><br\/>\nThe questions on basic body functions: appetite, weight, thirst, sleep, bowel movements, urination, fever and night sweats, asked whatever the main complaint is.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does Noxen mean in German?<\/strong><br\/>\nNoxen are harmful substances. In a patient history it means smoking (documented in pack years), alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you explain medical terms to patients in German?<\/strong><br\/>\nUse the everyday word (<em>Bluthochdruck<\/em> for <em>Hypertonie<\/em>), short sentences, and check understanding: <em>Haben Sie das so weit verstanden?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practise the everyday side of the patient interview out loud, every day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=anamnese-questions-german&amp;utm_content=footer\">Start free \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A German Anamnese has 10 steps: complaint, past illnesses, operations, medication, allergies, Noxen, family, social, vegetative history. 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