Running head: PEDIGREE 1
Genogram Assignment
The interview conducted contains fundamental information that allows the understanding
of the patient as a whole. This includes the patient’s demographics, chief concern, history of
present illness, past medical history, family history, personal and social history and a complete
review of systems (Ball, Dains, Flynn, Solomon, & Stewart, 2019). The goal is to establish
rapport in order to provide education on a risk that is identified.
The patient is a 60-year-old male that identifies himself as white but is of Lebanese
descent. He is married with three children and says that he is a “businessman.” This history is
obtained from the patient as he is considered a reliable historian.
The chief concern for the patient is intermittent chest pain that he describes as
“something squeezing my chest.” The pain began a few days ago and has become increasingly
worse. The discomfort is mostly in his chest but sometimes will radiate to his left arm. The
patient says that it intensifies with any type of exertion but is able to find some relief with
extended periods of rest. Prior to these episodes, the patient would spend his mornings gardening
without any discomfort.
The patient has a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diverticulitis, and
acid reflux. His prior surgeries include a rhino-septoplasty and colonoscopy. He is currently
prescribed lisinopril and atorvastatin daily but states he only “takes the medicine sometimes.”
During his last visit to the physician, his blood pressure and cholesterol levels were all within
normal limits.
The patient’s father is 95-years-old and still alive. He has a history of hypertension with
multiple hospitalizations for chest pain, one of which the result was a heart attack. His mother
died at the age of 86 from Alzheimer’s disease with early onset dementia in her 50s. She does not
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Genogram Assignment
The interview conducted contains fundamental information that allows the understanding
of the patient as a whole. This includes the patient’s demographics, chief concern, history of
present illness, past medical history, family history, personal and social history and a complete
review of systems (Ball, Dains, Flynn, Solomon, & Stewart, 2019). The goal is to establish
rapport in order to provide education on a risk that is identified.
The patient is a 60-year-old male that identifies himself as white but is of Lebanese
descent. He is married with three children and says that he is a “businessman.” This history is
obtained from the patient as he is considered a reliable historian.
The chief concern for the patient is intermittent chest pain that he describes as
“something squeezing my chest.” The pain began a few days ago and has become increasingly
worse. The discomfort is mostly in his chest but sometimes will radiate to his left arm. The
patient says that it intensifies with any type of exertion but is able to find some relief with
extended periods of rest. Prior to these episodes, the patient would spend his mornings gardening
without any discomfort.
The patient has a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diverticulitis, and
acid reflux. His prior surgeries include a rhino-septoplasty and colonoscopy. He is currently
prescribed lisinopril and atorvastatin daily but states he only “takes the medicine sometimes.”
During his last visit to the physician, his blood pressure and cholesterol levels were all within
normal limits.
The patient’s father is 95-years-old and still alive. He has a history of hypertension with
multiple hospitalizations for chest pain, one of which the result was a heart attack. His mother
died at the age of 86 from Alzheimer’s disease with early onset dementia in her 50s. She does not
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