Chapter 16: Medical History and Patient Assessment

This part of the patient's medical history is patient's identifying information. The patient's name, address, phone number, and health insurance.

• Past history

• Demographic data

• Social history

• Family history

This is part of the patient's history that refers to any information about the patient's past medical history.

• Past history

• Demographic data

• Social history

• Family history

The section of the patient's regarding the patient's overall health and specific symptoms or disease of each body system.

• Past history

• Review of systems

• Social history

• Family history

This section of the medical history asks for information about the health of the patient's biological relatives.

• Past history

• Review of systems

• Social history

• Family history

The section of the medical history asks for information about the patient's social lifestyle.

• Past history

• Review of systems

• Social history

• Family history

This is a disease that is unusually common within a family.

• Social hisory

• Past history

• Familial disorder

• Social disorder

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This is a disorder that is passed from parents to offspring.

• Familial disorder

• Social disorder

• Family history

• Hereditary disorder

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Match the interviewing skills with the definition, repeating back what the patient said is called?

• Reflecting

• Paraphrasing

• Summarizing

• Active listening

Match the interviewing skills with the definition. Doing this allows you to rephrase what the patient said in your own words.

• Reflecting

• Paraphrasing

• Summarizing

• Active listening

Match the interviewing sills with the definition. Asking questions can help you get more information or details about what the patient has said.

• Reflecting

• Paraphrasing

• Summarizing

• Asking for examples