presenting complaint

collocation in English

meaningsofpresentandcomplaint

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present
adjective
uk
/ˈprez.ənt/us
/ˈprez.ənt/
in a ...
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complaint
noun
uk
/kəmˈpleɪnt/us
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofpresentandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpresenting complaint

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Abdominal pain with amenorrhea is the most commonpresentingcomplaint.
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The date andpresentingcomplaintfor each consultation were recorded on a computerized database.
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Presentingcomplaintamong patients with myocardial infarction who present to an urban, public hospital emergency department.
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The protocol listed dysuria, frequency, pyrexia, abdominal pain and loin pain as important symptoms to consider in the assessment of the patient'spresentingcomplaint.
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The frequency of dizziness as apresentingcomplaintincreases with age; it is one of the most common complaints in patients over the age of 75.
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It may be that these subcortical syndromes represent aspects of the same condition and that the predominantpresentingcomplaintand bias of diagnostic setting are important determinants of diagnostic classification.
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It is noteworthy that despite the high level of psychiatric co-morbidity and, thus, multiple concurrent psychiatric syndromes, co-morbid syndromes or symptoms exerted little influence on thepresentingcomplaint.
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Weakness may also be apresentingcomplaint, but the complaint may be expressed in subtle ways.
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In small infants, thepresentingcomplaintcan be unexplained crying (for example, when changing a nappy).
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Medical students are advised to use open-ended questions in order to obtain thepresentingcomplaint.
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Commonly, the patient will have amenorrhoea - this may be thepresentingcomplaint.
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The terms chief complaint, presenting symptom, iatrotropic symptom, orpresentingcomplaintare used to describe the initial concern which brings a patient to a doctor.
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