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Medical History

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  1. Throughout his lifetime, did he feel he was in good or bad health? Did he take extra measures to stay healthy? Was the rest of his family healthy?

  2. Was he active? Did he eat well? Did he see a doctor regularly?

  3. Did he have a weight problem? Was he overweight or underweight? Did he try to overcome it? Did he diet or exercise?

  4. Did he ever have any broken bones? What about mobility problems? Did he have knee, foot, leg, arm or back problems? What was the cause?

  5. Did he ever have any common illnesses such as the chicken pox or measles?

  6. Did he ever have problems with his eyesight or hearing? Did he wear glasses or contact lenses? A hearing aid?

  7. How were his teeth? Did he get many cavities or have teeth pulled? Did he go to the dentist much?

  8. Was he ever seriously injured? Was it a sports injury? A car accident? Was it another type of accident? Did it happen on the job?

  9. Did he ever have allergies? To what? Did he get migraines?

  10. Was he ever hospitalized? What were the circumstances? How long was his stay?

  11. Did he ever have a serious illness? What was the illness? Cancer? Multiple Sclerosis? Diabetes? H.I.V.? Was he treated? What type of medications, if any, did the doctors prescribe?

  12. Did any illnesses run in his family? Heart disease? Diabetes? If so, when did he find out that this illness ran in the family? Did this knowledge change his lifestyle? How?

  13. Did he have a mental illness? Did he seek any treatment? Did his family have a history of mental illness?

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