精品文档---下载后可任意编辑 Case History DefinitionA case history is a medical record of a patient’s illness
It records the whole medical case and functions as the basis for medical practitioners to make an accurate diagnosis and proposes effective treatment or preventive measures
Case histories fall into two kinds: in-patient case histories and out-patient case histories
Language FeaturesHistory and Physical usually involves past tense ( for history of present illness, past medical history, family history and review of systems concerning past information), and present tense ( review of system, physical examination, laboratory data, and plans )
Structurally, noun phrases are frequently used in physical examination, and ellipsis of subject is very common in review of system
In-patient Case His