When taking a history, you should:
A) ask the patient to give you any information they can recall about their health.
B) start the interview with the patient's family history.
C) use a chronologic and sequential framework.
D) use a holistic and eclectic structure.

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To give structure to the present problem or chief complaint, the provider should proceed in a chronologic and sequential framework. Asking patients to give you any information they can recall about their health and using a holistic and electric structure do not provide structure to the history. Gathering the patient's family history is only the first step.

When Taking a History, You Should