SDF and the perfect tenses
The Perfect Tenses in an Anamnesis Medical English · Grammar The Perfect Tenses in an Anamnesis Using the present perfect, past perfect and future perfect in a clinical consultation. The three perfect tenses Clinical purpose: perfect tenses help practitioners connect symptoms, earlier events and expected outcomes to a particular point in time. Present Perfect For a past experience with present relevance, or a situation that continues now. Question “Have you experienced any chest pain?” Negative “I have not had any allergic reactions.” Statement “The patient has reported feeling dizzy.” Past Perfect For an action completed before another action or point in the past. Question “Had you taken your medication b...