History, developmental
An account of how and when a person met developmental milestones, such as walking and talking. For adults, information on social-emotional development may be included. Used primarily in the diagnosis of developmental disorders.
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- History, family
An account of past and current family structure and relationships within the family, including medical information about family ‘members.
- History, medical
A complete account of all past and present medical events and problems a person has experienced, including psychiatric illness.
- History, social
An account of a patient that puts his or her illness or behavior in context. A social history may include aspects of the patient’s developmental, family, and medical history, as well as relevant information about life events, social class, race, religion, and occupation.
- HIV
Acronym for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus type III, the lymphadenopathy-associated virus and the lymphadenopathy virus. No matter what name is applied, it is a retrovirus. (A retrovirus has an RNA genome and a reverse transcriptase enzyme. Using the reverse […]
- HIV infection, acute
The body’s initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that occurs immediately after a person contracts HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus 1, the agent that causes AIDS). The syndrome is characterized by fever, sore throat, headache, skin rash and swollen glands (lymphadenopathy). This syndrome precedes seroconversion — […]