History and symptoms template

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Introduction to the Symptoms Page

• The page name should be "(Disease name) symptoms", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
• Goal: To describe the typical symptoms that a patient verbalizes. Remember this is different from signs which are clinical terms for physicians.
• As with all microchapter pages liking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put {{CMG}}, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
• Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing [[square brackets]] around key words which you want to link to other pages. For more information on how to create links click here.
• Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters as outlined in the template below.
• You should include the name of the disease in the first sentence of every subsection.

Overview

• The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
• The goal is to summarize the history and symptoms page in several sentences. This section can be the same as the history and symptoms segment on the overview page.
• To see an example, click here.

History

• Here you should describe the important components in the patients history that should be given particular focus.
• Remember this is not the section to describe the natural history of the disease or the historical perspective.
• For an example of the history section within the history and symptoms page, click here.

Common Symptoms

• In this section you can list the common symptoms that the patient may experience.
• For an example of the common symptoms section within a history and symptoms section, click here.

Less Common Symptoms

• In this section you can list the less common symptoms that the patient may experience.
• For an example of the the less common symptoms section within a history and symptoms page, click here.