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fam·i·ly his·to·ry

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  1. family historynoun

    part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases

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  1. Nadine Pellegrini:

    You may hear about family dynamics, family history, family dysfunction, but many people, millions of people, I would venture, face troubles throughout their lives. Who among them murders people with a bomb?

  2. Harold Burstein:

    Usually, it’s a discussion between the patient, the clinical team, and the radiologist. And it’ll be affected by prior history, by whether there’s anything else of concern on the mammogram, by the patient’s family history. So those are the kinds of things we discuss frequently with patients who are in such situations.

  3. Joel Gabre:

    They have young families and so much of their life ahead of them. That’s why I encourage my patients who are age 45 years and older to get screened, i also encourage people to let their doctor know if they have a family history of colon cancer. There is genetic testing we can do to identify some at-risk patients early before they develop cancer.

  4. Todd Godfrey:

    For us, building your tree usually starts with census records and birth and marriage and death, and those are the core of doing your family history, but there are these categories that tell the story, that help you understand the person better. We really think that this is another category that sheds light on that story.

  5. Alain Koyama:

    Since the pathology underlying any effect of anticholinergic drugs on cognitive function likely takes years to manifest, if a patient is clearly benefiting from a drug in the short-term, but may not survive in the long term, any cognitive harm from the drug may be inconsequential, on the other hand, a healthier patient particularly concerned about future dementia risk, whether because of family history or other reason, may consider alternative treatments.


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