HISTORY CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
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ANSWERS
⩥ Health History Focus.
Answer: Varies depending on clinical setting and patient complaint
⩥ Health History Format.
Answer: Printed or electronic record available for review, validation, and
updates
⩥ Purpose of Health History as Screening Tool.
Answer: Detect abnormalities and provide picture of past and present
health status
⩥ Health History Sequence.
Answer: Biographic data, source of history, reason for seeking care,
present illness, past health, family history, review of systems, functional
assessment
⩥ Biographic Data.
, Answer: Basic identifying and demographic patient information
⩥ Biographic Data Includes.
Answer: Name, address, phone number, age, birth date, birthplace,
gender identity, relationship status, race, ethnicity, occupation, primary
language
⩥ Language-Concordant Provider.
Answer: Provider who speaks the patient's primary language
⩥ Medical Interpreter Use.
Answer: Used when language barriers exist
⩥ Source of History.
Answer: Person providing patient information
⩥ Reliability of Informant.
Answer: Determines consistency and trustworthiness of information
⩥ Reason for Seeking Care.
Answer: Patient's own words describing reason for visit