• The chief complaint, formally known as CC in the medical field, or termed presenting complaint (PC) in Europe and Canada, forms the second step of medical...
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  • Following the chief complaint in medical history taking, a history of the present illness (abbreviated HPI) (termed history of presenting complaint (HPC) in...
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  • focus on issues that relate to post-surgical status. The patient's chief complaint, or CC, is a very brief statement of the patient (quoted) as to the...
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  • health status detailed description of chief complaint positive and negative symptoms related to the chief complaint based on the differential diagnosis the...
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  • unhappiness Chief complaint or presenting problem, in medicine Consumer complaint, a complaint addressed to a company or service provider Airline complaints Super-complaint...
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    the emergency response system. Protocols were first alphabetized by chief complaint that included key questions to ask the caller, pre-arrival instructions...
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  • history taking of a patient presenting for the first time with a new complaint. In the field of medicine a patient history is an account of the significant...
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    assessment, including a set of vital signs, and the assignment of a "chief complaint" (e.g. chest pain, abdominal pain, difficulty breathing, etc.). Most...
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    as a flare-up. A flare-up may show more severe symptoms. The term chief complaint, also "presenting problem", is used to describe the initial concern...
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  • patient: Identification and demographics: name, age, height, weight. The "chief complaint (CC)" – the major health problem or concern, and its time course (e...
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