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Synonyms for family history
fam·i·ly his·to·ry
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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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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?
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.
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.
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.
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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- تاريخ العائلةArabic
- rodinná historieCzech
- FamiliengeschichteGerman
- οικογενειακό ιστορικόGreek
- سابقه خانوادگیPersian
- perhehistoriaFinnish
- histoire de familleFrench
- stair teaghlaighIrish
- परिवार के इतिहासHindi
- ը� տա� իքի պատմությու� Armenian
- storia famigliareItalian
- היסטוריה משפחתיתHebrew
- � 族の歴史Japanese
- ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಇತಿಹಾಸKannada
- 가족 역사Korean
- familia historiaLatin
- familiegeschiedenisDutch
- familie historieNorwegian
- história de famíliaPortuguese
- istorie de familieRomanian
- история семьиRussian
- familjehistoriaSwedish
- aile öyküsüTurkish
- історія сім'їUkrainian
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