Social history (medicine)
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In medicine, a social history (abbreviated "SocHx")[1] is a portion of the Admission note addressing familial, occupational, and recreational aspects of the patient's personal life that have the potential to be clinically significant.
Components can include inquiries about:
- Alcohol
- Tobacco (pack years)
- illicit drugs
- occupation
- sexual preference (increased risk of various infections among prostitutes, johns, and males engaging in anal-receptive intercourse)
- prison (especially if tuberculosis needs to be ruled out)
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- ↑ "Medscape.com". Retrieved 2009-04-10.
