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Unit ID, ETA, Patients Age and Sex, Chief Complaint
If that's what the patient said, it could be a chief complaint. Traditionally, the chief complaint is in the patient's own words.
Since the chief complaint is in the patient's words, his or her account of her illness or symptom will determine the duration of the complaint. If someone says, "I've had this rash since I came back from Aruba three weeks ago," the duration of the chief complaint is three weeks.
History Taking: This is a step within the patient assessment process that provides detail about the patient's chief complaint and an account of the patients signs and symptoms. This is usually the time when you use SAMPLE to get the info needed.
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Chief Complaint in medical terms means the reason for the patient's visit, usually in the patient's own words or in the words of a caregiver for family member.
The Present Chief Complaint tells about the major reason which resulted in the admission of a patient in a hospital or to visit a doctor. The History Of presenting complaint includes all the reasons that aggravated the present illness. It includes the past history of the present complaint.
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