The medical history, case history, or anamnesis (from Greek: ἀνά, aná, "open", and μνήσις, mnesis, "memory") of a patient is a set of information the...
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In a medical encounter, a past medical history (abbreviated PMH) is the total sum of a patient's health status prior to the presenting problem. Different...
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that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies. The history of medicine is the study and documentation...
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Randall (1976), is "The first successful articulation of the medical necessity defense in the history of the common law, and indeed, the first case to extend...
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The history of medical diagnosis began in earnest from the days of Imhotep in ancient Egypt and Hippocrates in ancient Greece but is far from perfect despite...
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very little of the medical history of the family, but the medical history could be considered a specific subset of the total history of a family.[citation...
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Physical examination (redirect from Medical examination)
signs or symptoms of a medical condition. It generally consists of a series of questions about the patient's medical history followed by an examination...
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SAMPLE history is a mnemonic acronym to remember key questions for a person's medical assessment. The SAMPLE history is sometimes used in conjunction...
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of a single patient's medical history and care across time within one particular health care provider's jurisdiction. A medical record includes a variety...
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