A proper greeting: (correct answers)1) uses a friendly tone
2) addresses both yourself and the patient by name
3) States your reason for being there
The narrowing and broadening of scope in a health history interview occurs in the contexts of: (correct
answers)an organized progression through topics related to patient health
How to structure a health interview (correct answers)Greeting and identifying data
Chief Complaints
History of Present Illness (HPI)
Family History
Personal and Social History
Review of Systems
Greeting and Identifying Data (correct answers)Greet patient and confirm patients name, age, and
gender
Chief Complaint(s) (correct answers)Identify symptoms or concerns causing patient to seek care
History of Present Illness (HPI) (correct answers)Assess symptoms and patient's thoughts and feelings
about illness
Medical History (correct answers)Determine allergies, presence and dates of childhood and adult
illnesses, chronic health problems, immunization history, and past hospitalizations
Family History (correct answers)Determine age and health, or age and cause of death, of parents,
sibling, and grandparents, noting the presence of specific illnesses in family (e.g. hypertension,
addiction, type II diabetes).
Personal and Social History (correct answers)Evaluate education level, family and household dynamics,
spiritual practices, personal interests, sleep habits, and lifestyle (e.g. tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use,
sexual history, exercise, and nutrition
Review of Systems (correct answers)Assess the presence or absence of common symptoms related to
each major body system.