A detailed description of the symptoms related to the chief complaint is presented in the:
a. history of present illness.
b. differential diagnosis.
c. assessment.
d. general patient information section.
A
The signs and symptoms and historical data of the patient's experience that led up to the chief complaint are placed in the history of present illness.
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