The OLDCHARTS Mnemonic Is a Way of Documenting Which of the Following

question 17

Multiple Choice

The OLDCHARTS mnemonic is a way of documenting which of the following?

• A)History of present illness
• B)Past medical history
• C)Family history
• D)Social history
• E)Review of systems

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

The threshold used in statistical tests for rejecting the null hypothesis, often denoted by alpha (α), representing the probability of making a Type I error.

Gender

A range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity, often based on social, cultural, and psychological aspects.

Chi-Square Distribution

A statistical distribution used in hypothesis testing that is based on the sum of squares of standardized random variables.

Degrees of Freedom

A concept in statistical calculations used to adjust for the number of variables, indicating the amount of independent information available to estimate another parameter.