From Which Portion of a Consult Note Is the Following

question 38

Multiple Choice

From which portion of a consult note is the following excerpt? Reason for Consult: urinary retention
HPI: Mr. Johnson is a 57-year-old male with a 2-month history of difficulty voiding. He reports urgency and frequency. He has had increasing problems with a weakurinary stream. The symptoms have progressed to include mild abdominal discomfortand erectile dysfunction. He denies any incontinence, hematuria, balanorrhea, orchiodynia, or trauma. He has not tried any medicines at this point.
PMHx: Hypercholesterolemia-currently controlled with diet. Positive history of gonococcalurethritis 3 years previously. No history of urolithiasis.

• A) Subjective
• B) Objective
• C) Assessment
• D) Plan
• E) Prescription

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