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This program, from the US Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, enables people to answer a series of questions about the number, relationship, and medical histories of their family members. This information is then used to generate a pedigree that the patient can bring to his or her physician for review. The program is relatively simplistic (does not distinguish half siblings from full siblings, includes a limited number of relatives, no risk assessment, etc.), but the Surgeon General's office plans to continue developing the tool. It is simple for the patient to complete, requires only about 10 to 15 minutes (if all of the health information is readily available), and the information is kept on one's own computer, minimizing security concerns.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
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General information from the March of Dimes about how patients can gather family medical information. It also includes a link to a family medical history form that focuses on a specific individual's medical history. They recommend asking each family member to complete a copy of the form and compiling the information.
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March of Dimes
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From the National Society of Genetic Counselors, this Web page contains good general information for patients about what demographic and medical information to include in a medical family history, as well as basic instruction on how to assemble this information in pedigree form. The instructions are also available in a print-friendly PDF format that could be provided to patients.
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National Society of Genetic Counselors Maria's Mother's Family History
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Click on the pedigree image to review the family history on Maria's mother's side as it currently stands and to compare it to your own version before proceeding. The following is an image of Maria's mother's medical family history.
Maria's Aunt's History
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A pedigree image of for reviewing Maria's family history. Click on the pedigree image to review the family history as it currently stands and to compare it to your own version before proceeding.
Pedigree Form - Medical Family History
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A blank pedigree form to help observe a family history being taken for a typical patient that you may encounter in any primary care setting. Includes a general template with standard pedigree symbols, red flags, and useful reminders. This blank pedigree form is used to observe a family history for a patient:
Maria's Husband's Family History
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An image of Maria's husband's family history. Click on the pedigree image for Maria's husband's family history to review the family history as it currently stands and to compare it to your own version before proceeding.
