Question

Read the following entry from a pediatric health history: "Nausea and vomiting for 3 days. Started with abdominal cramping after eating hamburger at home. No pain or cramping at present. Unable to keep any food down but able to drink clear liquids without vomiting. No temperature elevation, no diarrhea." This entry represents which component of the health history?

a. chief complaint
b. past history
c. present illness
d. review of symptoms

Answer 1

The entry from the pediatric health history represents the present illness component.

Step-by-step explanation:

The entry from the pediatric health history represents the present illness component. It describes the current symptoms and their duration, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and the inability to keep food down. It also mentions the absence of pain or cramping at present, the ability to drink clear liquids without vomiting, and the absence of fever or diarrhea.