Different types of Medical Documents and their purpose

Medical Documents Author's Name: Institutional Affiliation: Date:  Different types of Medical Documents and their purpose This paper briefly discusses the commonly used documents in medical and healthcare setups. Some of the documents include patient information leaflets, medical history record, medical test records, mental status examination report, and discharge summary. A patient information booklet contains critical information about a product which includes product conditions, the mode of conservation, dosage, and its side effects. Secondly, a patient's medical history record is a booklet which summarizes the history of a patient CITATION Rub18 \l 1033 (Rubén, 2018). It also includes healthcare specialists' notes and remarks. Usually, a medical history record is used within the medical and clinical environment. It helps healthcare specialists to back-track a patient's medical history. Thirdly, a medical test report is a document which contains a patient's heart test, urine test, blood among other variants CITATION Rub18 \l 1033 (Rubén, 2018). It helps healthcar...