The following information is best placed in which category? “The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never been intubated.”
A) Adult illnesses
B) Surgeries
C) Obstetrics/gynecology
D) Psychiatric
A) Adult illnesses
This is information about a significant hospitalization and should be placed in the adult
illnesses section. If the patient is being seen for an asthma exacerbation, you may consider placing this
information in the present illness section, because it relates to the chief complaint at that visit.
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