Health History and Present Illness Quiz

• The complete health history includes 1) biographical data, such as name, age, gender, birthplace, residency, marital status, occupation, religion, and ethnicity, 2) source of history, such as the person herself or a relative, friend, and how reliable they are, and 3) chief complaint(reason for seeking care), which is a brief spontaneous statement in the person's own words that describes the reason for the visit.
• The history of present illness arranges symptoms in chronological order from the time of onset to the present time. Include an analysis of the symptom and characteristics.
• Summarize the key facts from the text above in 10 sentences.

Test your knowledge on the complete health history and history of present illness. Learn about biographical data, sources of history, chief complaints, and the arrangement of symptoms in chronological order with analysis.