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This page deals with the '''clinical history''', also known as '''history'''. It usually refers to both the ''past medical history'' (PMHx) and ''history of present illness'' (HPI). | This page deals with the '''clinical history''', also known as '''history'''. It usually refers to both the ''past medical history'' (PMHx) and ''history of present illness'' (HPI). | ||
==Basic approach== | ==Basic approach== | ||
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*Cough, sputum - blood, colour. | *Cough, sputum - blood, colour. | ||
*Fever, chills, rigors. | *Fever, chills, rigors. | ||
*SOB, SOBOE. | *[[SOB]], SOBOE. | ||
*Wheeze. | *Wheeze. | ||
*Smoking. | *Smoking. | ||
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*Diabetes. | *Diabetes. | ||
*Nulliparity. | *Nulliparity. | ||
*Unopposed estrogen (PCOS, anovulation, HRT). | *Unopposed estrogen ([[PCOS]], anovulation, HRT). | ||
*Tamoxifen use. | *Tamoxifen use. | ||
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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
===Small bowel obstruction DDx=== | ===[[Small bowel obstruction]] DDx=== | ||
*Strictures (think IBD). | *Strictures (think IBD). | ||
*Hernia. | *Hernia. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Physical examination]]. | *[[Physical examination]]. | ||
*[[Pathology requisitions]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||