“Create a three-generation medical family history genogram for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Robert died in 1993 with HCM; his children David and Karen have HCM. David and Linda have Noah, born 1997, with HCM, and Emma, born 2000, unaffected. Mark Noah as the index person.”
Read the decisions behind it.
Robert, his two children, and Noah show a vertical HCM pattern.
Robert's death is recorded while keeping his HCM diagnosis visible.
Noah has the double border used for the identified patient.
Emma is shown without a condition fill as a screening candidate.
Use this case when a cardiac clinic needs a compact HCM family history before counseling relatives about evaluation. It is a history display, not a substitute for a formal genetic pedigree.
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Common questions
Why is Noah marked as the index person?
Noah is the person whose diagnosis prompted this family history assessment.
What does Robert's crossed symbol show?
It shows that Robert is deceased while retaining his HCM condition annotation.
Does an unfilled symbol mean Emma never needs evaluation?
No. It only records no diagnosis in this example; screening decisions need clinical guidance.