Medical questionnaire confusion

[MicaL881]

Just curious about the medical questionnaire.

Am I supposed top only put information that I've been diagnosed with? Or even include stuff that I went to see my doctor for my was cleared okay? Ex : we thought I had high blood pressure but it's been cleared and checked out. Or

 

[CountDC]

I would use only things that have an actual diagnoses. No need to add "we thought I might have high BP but turned out I don't".

 

[Blackadder1916]

I would use only things that have an actual diagnoses. No need to add "we thought I might have high BP but turned out I don't".

I would be hesitant in giving such advice. I don't know how the current medical questionnaire is worded but there may be situations in which one may have a "history" of a particular medical complaint/problem/issue without being told a specific "diagnosis" or not correctly remembering what a physician told him (selective hearing) or not having followed up after being told his problem wasn't "X" (which was the reason he saw a sawbones) but that doesn't rule out "Y".

There have been numerous examples of individuals who come here asking similar questions about whether they should or should not inform the recruiting medical authorities about one thing or another. My usual analysis is that they are trying to weasel out of telling the truth because they suspect it may slow their enrolment process. The OP suspected that he had "high BP"; obviously there were some symptoms that led him to seek medical investigation. What it turned out to be would be known only by his physician (who kept records) and himself (who may or may not remember correctly). But it is part of his medical "history". Completing a medical questionaire isn't rocket surgery, it's only a starting point. Sorting out the chaff from the wheat is the role of the medic who examines him. The more complete and correct the questionaire, the easier it makes the medic's job and lessens the possibility that he may suspect the applicant is trying to deceive him.

 

[CountDC]

All the questionnaire I ever answer including last week were very precise in asking the questions in such a way that there was no room for "i thought I had high BP but was wrong". They do ask if you had various symptoms that the medical staff could then consider and analyze for possible follow up or testing. When it came to conditions they have always asked precisely "do you have" not "have you ever thought you might have and been wrong".

They are simple to complete - stick to answering the questions that are asked.

Perhaps recruiting is now screening people based on false thoughts?