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...

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...

that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies. The history of medicine is the study and documentation...

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...

Cannabis indica. The Dutch sinologist Frank Dikötter's history of drugs in China says, The medical uses were highlighted in a pharmacopeia of the Tang,...

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...

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...

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...

SAMPLE history is a mnemonic acronym to remember key questions for a person's medical assessment. The SAMPLE history is sometimes used in conjunction...

the patient's medical history and medical record, followed by a medical interview and a physical examination. Basic diagnostic medical devices (e.g.,...