医学英语病历报告书写(简易版).docVIP

Case History Definition A 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 Features History 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 examina