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Which elements of hpi are met in this statement? patient complains of headache and blurry vision for the past 3 days.

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Location, quality and duration are the elements of HPI met in this statement.

An explanation of how the patient's current ailment developed. The HPI often provides a chronological account of how the patient's current illness developed from its initial signs and symptoms to the present. The following components, in some combination, should be present:

  • Location: What is the location of the pain?
  • Quality: Include a description of the quality of the symptom (i.e.  sharp pain)
  • Severity: The degree of pain for example can be described on a scale of 1 - 10
  • Duration: How long have you had the pain
  • Timing:  Describe when you have pain for example pain with exertion or pain in the evening
  • Context: What is the patient doing when the pain begins
  • Modifying Factors: What makes the pain better or worse for example aspirin helps
  • Associated Signs and Symptoms: Physicians based on assessment may ask about other sensations or feelings for example – do you experience pain while exercising

Two Levels of HPI:

  • Brief HPI: Requires one to three HPI elements (see above list)
  • Extended HPI: Requires four HPI elements or the status of three chronic problems (see 1997 guidelines for the status of chronic conditions)

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