Read this excerpt from a patient's health record. "Johnny's history is significant for tympanostomy tubes placed bilaterally when he was 2 years old. One tube left a persistent perforation in the tympanic membrane, so he had a tympanoplasty at 3 years of age. He has not had any episodes of otitis media in the past 2 years." This is the patient's
A) chief complaint.
B) history of present illness.
C) past medical history.
D) personal social medical history.
E) review of systems.

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The excerpt describes past medical events and procedures, indicating it is part of the patient's past medical history.

Read This Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record