Professional Documents
Culture Documents
History of the Present Illness or HPI – This comprises details about the complaints related to the CC. This is also often
referred to as ‘History of Presenting Complaint or HPC’.
Review of Systems or ROS – This entails systematic questioning about the different organ systems.
*Note: A patient might come in with a condition which is restricted to a specific body system, however, health
professionals are required to also check other related and non-related body systems. In doing so, they can identify
symptoms or concerns which were missed or not mentioned when taking down the medical history.