History of Present Illness (HPI) Questions Template with Examples
Write an HPI note quickly and accurately, customizing it for each patient. Slight variations in the template make the output feel more natural.
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Doctors write History of Present Illness (HPI) notes during a patient encounter to document the chronological account of the patient's symptoms, their severity, duration, and associated factors. This information helps doctors understand the patient's medical history, identify potential causes, and develop an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
Accurate HPI notes are crucial for effective communication between healthcare providers, continuity of care, and legal documentation purposes.
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Universal HPI
Patient is a {formtext: name=Age}-year-old {formmenu: default=female; male; name=gender} who presents with {formtext: name=complaint}. {if: x<=3}The {=lower(complaint)} has been going on for {formmenu: a few\ ; several\ ; many\ ; default=; one\ ; two\ ; trim=no; name=duration1}{if: duration1="one "}{formmenu: hour; default=day; week; month; year; name=duration2}{else}{formmenu: hours; default=days; weeks; months; years; name=duration3}{endif}{formmenu: \ and is described as mild.\ ; \ and is described as moderate.\ ; \ and is described as severe.\ ; default=.\ ; \ and is described as controlled.\ ; \ and is described as uncontrolled.\ ; name=Severity}{formmenu: Symptoms are constant.\ ; Symptoms are intermittent.\ ; default=; name=Timing}{formmenu: The symptoms improve with\ ; The symptoms do not improve with\ ; default=; name=Improve}{if: improve="The symptoms improve with " OR improve="The symptoms do not improve with "}{formtext: name=improve_sp}{endif}{if: improve=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: The symptoms are worsened with\ ; The symptoms are not worsened with\ ; default=; name=worsen}{if: worsen="The symptoms are worsened with " OR worsen="The symptoms are not worsened with "}{formtext: name=worsen_sp}{endif}{if: worsen=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: The issue is primarily located at the\ ; default=; name=pre_location}{if: pre_location=""}{else}{formtext: name=location}{endif}{if: pre_location=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: The patient also describes the following associated symptoms:\ ; default=The patient denies any associated symptoms; ; name=Assoc_pre}{if: assoc_pre="The patient also describes the following associated symptoms: "}{formtext: name=Assoc}{endif}{if: assoc_pre=""}{else}. {endif}{endif}{if: x>3 and x<=6}The {=lower(complaint)} has been going on for {formmenu: a few\ ; several\ ; many\ ; default=; one\ ; two\ ; trim=no; name=duration1}{if: duration1="one "}{formmenu: hour; default=day; week; month; year; name=duration2}{else}{formmenu: hours; default=days; weeks; months; years; name=duration3}{endif}{formmenu: \ and is described as mild.\ ; \ and is described as moderate.\ ; \ and is described as severe.\ ; default=.\ ; \ and is described as controlled.\ ; \ and is described as uncontrolled.\ ; name=Severity}{formmenu: The patient states that symptoms are constant.\ ; The patient states that symptoms are intermittent.\ ; default=\ ; name=Timing}{formmenu: The issue is primarily located at the\ ; default=; name=pre_location}{if: pre_location=""}{else}{formtext: name=location}{endif}{if: pre_location=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: Symptoms improve with\ ; Symptoms do not improve with\ ; default=; name=Improve}{if: improve="Symptoms improve with " OR improve="Symptoms do not improve with "}{formtext: name=improve_sp}{endif}{if: improve=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: The symptoms are worsened with\ ; The symptoms are not worsened with\ ; default=; name=worsen}{if: worsen="The symptoms are worsened with " OR worsen="The symptoms are not worsened with "}{formtext: name=worsen_sp}{endif}{if: worsen=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: The patient also describes the following associated symptoms:\ ; default=The patient denies any associated symptoms; ; name=Assoc_pre}{if: assoc_pre="The patient also describes the following associated symptoms: "}{formtext: name=Assoc}{endif}{if: assoc_pre=""}{else}. {endif}{endif}{if: x>6}The {=lower(complaint)} {formmenu: is constant and; default=is intermittent and; ; name=timing}{if: timing=""}has been{else}{endif} present for {formmenu: a few\ ; several\ ; many\ ; default=; one\ ; two\ ; trim=no; name=duration1}{if: duration1="one "}{formmenu: hours\ ; default=day\ ; weeks\ ; months\ ; years\ ; name=duration2}{else}{formmenu: hours\ ; default=days\ ; weeks\ ; months\ ; years\ ; name=duration3}{endif}{formmenu: . The symptoms are described as "mild".\ ; . The symptoms are described as "moderate".\ ; \ The symptoms are described as "severe".\ ; default=.\ ; . The symptoms are described as "controlled".\ ; . The symptoms are described as "uncontrolled".\ ; name=Severity}{formmenu: The patient states there is improvement with\ ; The symptoms have not improved with\ ; default=; name=Improve}{if: improve="The patient states there is improvement with " OR improve="The symptoms have not improved with "}{formtext: name=improve_sp}{endif}{if: improve=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: Symptoms have worsened with:\ ; Symptoms have not worsened with:\ ; default=; name=worsen}{if: worsen="Symptoms have worsened with: " OR worsen="Symptoms have not worsened with: "}{formtext: name=worsen_sp}{endif}{if: worsen=""}{else}. {endif}{formmenu: The patient also describes the following associated symptoms:\ ; default=The patient denies any associated symptoms; ; name=Assoc_pre}{if: assoc_pre="The patient also describes the following associated symptoms: "}{formtext: name=Assoc}{endif}{if: assoc_pre=""}{else} {endif}{formmenu: The issue is primarily located at the\ ; default=; name=pre_location}{if: pre_location=""}{else}{formtext: name=location}{endif}{if: pre_location=""}{else}. {endif}{endif}{note}{x=round((10*random()))}{endnote}
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This snippet was created by Text Blaze Community member Timothy_Wong. They describe it as follows:
I made a generic History of Present Illness (HPI) template. It asks the typical questions but the nice thing is that most questions are optional and it will still format correctly (ex. if the person has a sore throat, you don't have to put the location). I also added a little variability so that the templates are not the exact same each time (otherwise it'd be a bit odd reading the HPI in your notes that are formatted identically every time).
The variability mentioned will phrase the snippet in one of 3 ways, randomly selected each time the snippet is used.
