Here you will see the first practical of the Computer Applications in Pharmacy subject. The practical exam code for this subject is BP210P. It should be noted that these are based on the syllabus of the Practical Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). Let’s see how to solve the first practical.
The name of BP210P Practical 1 is “Design a questionnaire using a word processing package to gather information about a particular disease”. Now, after reading this question, many thoughts must be coming to your mind about what you should do? You belong to the pharmacy, and this question of the computer is in front of you, and in this question, you are not able to understand clearly what you should do. So be patient; I will tell you every part of this question in detail.
In this question, you will not see anything about the patient; you will only see about gathering information about the disease. Here, you have to design a “Patient Form” which will keep the information of the patient’s disease. And this form has to be designed using the “Microsoft Word” application. Now, those who do not know how to use Microsoft Word should learn to use it. You can also see its tutorials on YouTube; otherwise, in college, they will teach you enough Microsoft Word to make a patient form.
BP210P Practical 1 – How to make a patient’s disease information form?
One thing to keep in mind is that when you are taught practicals of the computer application subject in pharmacy college, then everything is taught to you on a computer using “Microsoft Word“. But during university practicals, you have to write the same thing on the answer sheet with a pen. In some colleges, these practicals are also taken on computers, but in 80% of the colleges, these practicals have to be written on the answer sheet by hand. Keep this in mind.
BP210P Practical 1 – What are the important points for making a patient form?
It is necessary to keep important points in mind while making a patient form. Like the patient’s medical history, the medicines the patient takes, and many other points you will have to keep in mind, only then will you be able to design a good form and get good marks.
- Patient Personal Information
- Medical History
- Current Symptoms
- Contact History
- Risk Factors
- Lifestyle & Social Factors
- Awareness & Vaccinations
- Other Complications
- Date of Visit
- Checked by (Which Doctor)
- Signature of Doctor
BP210P Practical 1 – Solution
In the Practical First solution, you have to design a patient form. You can create different patient forms for any disease. Below you will see an example of the form. In the Practical First solution, you have to design a patient form. You can create different patient forms for any disease. Below you will see an example of a form. Based on that, you can create other forms.
1. Patient Personal Information – (Asthma)
- Patient Name: ____________________
- Age: ____
- Gender: ☐ Male ☐ Female Other (Specify) ____________
- Mobile No.: ______________________
- Address: ____________________
- Pincode: ____________________
- Date: ___/___/___
2. Medical History
1. What type of respiratory symptoms are you experiencing?
- Specify Here __________
2. How frequently are they happening, and how long do they last?
- Specify Here __________
3. At what age of yours and under what circumstances did the symptoms start?
- Specify Here __________
4. Does your household have pets such as dogs, cats, birds, and other feathered or furry pets that spend time indoors?
- ☐ Yes / ☐ No / ☐ Sometimes (maybe from the neighbourhood)
5. In the past week, has anyone smoked inside your home or room?
- ☐ Yes / ☐ No
6. In the past month, has anyone observed/experienced a lot of dust or smoke inside your home or room?
- ☐ Yes / ☐ No / ☐ Other (specify) __________
7. In the past month, have you gone through a lot of pollution or dusty areas (mines, factories, etc.)?
- ☐ Yes / ☐ No / ☐ Other (specify) __________
8. Is there any family history of allergies, bronchitis, or asthma?
- ☐ If yes (specify) __________ ☐ No, not at all.
9. Can you specify the basic drugs you take when the symptoms start?
- ☐ If yes (specify) __________
- No. I just ignore it for a few days with home remedies, and then it becomes normal.
- Yes. It becomes uncontrollable and i always prefer to go to doctor.
10. Whenever you experience any symptoms, do you manage them simply with the help of basic medical treatment, or is some ventilation support required?
- Basic medical treatment is sufficient.
- Need the support of ventilation (specify) __________
11. Do you need to go to the emergency department or other urgent care for these symptoms?
- Yes, but less frequently.
- Yes, always.
- No, I can manage with the regular drugs which I know.
12. Does the patient have any other relevant medical problems, such as gastrointestinal disorders, skin problems, joint problems, or infectious diseases?
- ☐If yes (specify) __________ ☐ No
In this way this form is ready in Microsoft Word. Now store this patient form in your computer by following the steps given below.
Step 1: Save the above Patient Form by some suitable name. Here is an illustrative screenshot. Click on File Option then a dailog box will appear that will allow you to save your Word document. Then click con Save as option to save your “Patient Form” in Computer.
Step 2: Another dialogue box will appear that will allow you to enter your form name to save the patient form by this particular name, then click on the Save button to save your file.
So your Computer Application in Pharmacy Practical 1 is completed here. You have to do a total of 12 practicals in the BP210P subject; you will find all the practicals with solutions here. In the next article you will find BP210P Practical 2 with the solution.
