A record of the patient's previous surgeries is called?

• A. Past Medical History (PMHx)
• B. Past Surgical History (PSHx)
• C. History of Present Illness (HPI)
• D. Radiographs

Answer: (B)

The part of a patient’s record that lists operations and procedures they've undergone is the Past Surgical History. This section is set apart from the Past Medical History, which covers long-standing illnesses and conditions (like diabetes or hypertension), and from the History of Present Illness, which focuses on the current problem and its timeline. Radiographs are imaging studies, not a history.

So, examples of items that belong in Past Surgical History are prior operations such as appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or coronary bypass. The other options don’t fit because they refer to different aspects: a past medical condition belongs in Past Medical History, the current illness in History of Present Illness, and imaging studies in Radiographs.