Which Question Is Most Appropriate to Elicit the Patient's History

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which question is most appropriate to elicit the patient's history of her present illness?

• A) What caused you to seek health care today?
• B) When did you first start experiencing these health problems?
• C) How has this condition affected your lifestyle?
• D) Describe the condition you are experiencing from the earliest time that it occurred to the present.

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Definitions:

Multidirectional Influencers

Individuals or factors that can affect or be affected by multiple directions in communication or organizational dynamics.

Emerge

To come into existence or become apparent, often gradually or out of a previous state or condition.

Group Project

A collaborative effort where individuals work together towards a common goal or to complete a task.

Communicating

The process of exchanging information or ideas through verbal, written, or non-verbal means to achieve understanding or share meanings.