Past Medical History

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PMH
Pronunciation
/pæst ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈhɪstəri/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. After the Chief Complaint and Past Medical History(PMH) are completed, you need to do a physical assessment.
  2. Her past medical history included hyperlipidaemia, hypertension and bullous emphysema.
  3. She had a past medical history of depression, but had never experienced hypomania previously.
  4. Another attribute of the attackers according to M was their ability to learn of the victims past medical history.
  5. Past medical history included hypertension, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and chronic bronchitis.

Other meanings of PMH