A dietitian is providing diet counseling for a patient with hyperlipidemia. She asks the patient to limit intake of fast foods, but the patient's wife states that her husband mostly eats burgers and fries on weekends. In which section of the SOAP note will the wife's input be recorded?

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The wife's input is a subjective piece of information and would therefore be recorded in the subjective (S) section of the SOAP note.

A Dietitian Is Providing Diet Counseling for a Patient with Hyperlipidemia