Which of the following is NOT an example of new patient documentation?
A. Patient has not received any health care in the past 10 years
B. Patient is a long time patient of my partner Dr G
C. Patient's condition has not improved since last week
D. Patient's condition has improved since last year's visit
Question 2
Which of the following BEST supports established Pertinent past, family, social history?
A. Georgia is a 35-year-old woman, whom I have treated for peptic ulcers since the age of 21. Today, she presents to the clinic with complaints of severe abdominal pain. Due to her history of peptic ulcers, she avoids tobacco and alcohol. Since her last visit, her younger brother has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
B. Patient is a 22-year-old male man who is well known to me. He presents with severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. He has been trying to quit smoking unsuccessfully because his father was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
C. Patient returns to me because her stomach pain and heartburn have significantly worsened and her teenage daughter recently moved to college.
D. George is a 45-year-old man who has recently moved to the area, complaining of severe abdominal pain. Her mother has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
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