The quality of a symptom, such as pain, is subjective information that should be:
a. deferred until the cause is determined.
b. described in the history.
c. placed in the past medical history section.
d. placed in the history with objective data.
B
Information about pain is subjective and only the patient can rate the perceived severity. Pain, therefore, should be recorded in the history.
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