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Categories
History & Clinical Interviewing
Chief concern clarification and symptom characterization (OPQRST/OLDCARTS)
Focused vs comprehensive history selection based on risk and acuity
Trauma-informed interviewing and sensitive topic approaches
Health literacy and communication adaptation (teach-back, interpreter best practices)
Review of systems as hypothesis-testing (avoid shotgun ROS)
Occupational/environmental exposure history (toxins, travel, animals, water/food)
Social history (tobacco, alcohol, substances, sexual practices, housing, work)
Family history interpretation (genetic risk patterns, early-onset disease clues)
Allergy history (true allergy vs intolerance; reaction type/severity)
Medication history (including OTC/herbals) and interaction risk identification
Past medical/surgical history synthesis (problem relevance, timeline building)
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