A record of medical conditions that run in the patient's family is known as...

• A. Social History (SHx)
• B. Differential Diagnoses
• C. Chief Complaint
• D. Family Medical History (FMHx)

Answer: (D)

Documenting medical conditions that run in a patient’s family helps assess inherited risk and guides preventive care. This information, called Family Medical History, includes illnesses in first- and second-degree relatives and can influence screening recommendations, genetic counseling, and risk assessment for diseases with a familial pattern. It is distinct from social history, which records lifestyle and social factors; from the chief complaint, which is the patient’s current problem; and from differential diagnoses, which are the possible conditions considered during evaluation.