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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). | ||
Warning: A number of 'em aren't politically correct | Warning: A number of 'em aren't politically correct! | ||
==Basic approach== | ==Basic approach== | ||
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*Oropharyngeal bleed (epistaxis). | *Oropharyngeal bleed (epistaxis). | ||
==Clinical history and pathology== | |||
*Pathologists are consultants and every good consult should have a question. | |||
===Clinical history and the law=== | |||
In Ontario, the law says that a history should be provided as per ''R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 31 (1)'':<ref name=reg965>R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 31 (1). URL: [http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900965#BK23 http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900965#BK23]. Accessed on: 18 December 2015.</ref> | |||
:"Where tissues are removed from a patient during an operation or curettage, the surgeon performing the operation or curettage shall cause all tissues removed from the patient to be sent, together with a short history of the case and a statement of the findings of the operation, to a laboratory for examination and report." | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Physical examination]]. | *[[Physical examination]]. | ||