presenting problem
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpresentandproblem
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present
adjective
uk/ˈprez.ənt/us/ˈprez.ənt/
in a ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofpresentandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Telephone interviews with 449 programme clients found that 73% reported resolution of theirpresentingproblemor satisfactory management of a continuing problem.
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The primary focus is not on the person being cared for but on thepresentingproblem.
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In myasthenia gravis, dysphagia may be apresentingproblem.
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In the still prevalent paradigm, each patient is unique and so too is thepresentingproblem.
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Diabetic control should be reviewed, especially where thepresentingproblemis that of nocturnal seizures in a patient on oral hypoglycaemic agents.
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The practice would be staffed by specialists, to whom one would be referred, depending on one'spresentingproblem.
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Only 33 % of patients and general practitioners were in complete agreement about the clients' mainpresentingproblem.
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All patients completed weekly self-assessments of severity and distress caused by theirpresentingproblem.
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The relative weights of each of these aspects in contributing to the overall diagnostic performance may differ according to thepresentingproblemand may differ with each practitioner.
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The answer depends on thepresentingproblem.
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However, we have failed to confirm a strong link between patient outcome and the extent of agreement between professionals and their patients about the formulation of the baselinepresentingproblem.
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In addition, theory-based treatment plans are the source for goal development and treatment options by identifying thepresentingproblemand social influences.
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This short-term innovative program utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to assess, intervene and empower the family to work towards resolution of thepresentingproblem.
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The underlying goal of the homework is to try to change the way the family dynamics function around thepresentingproblemthat was identified in session.
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Renal failure is a common presentation in infants and children but is uncommon in adults, although it is occasionally thepresentingproblemin adults with intimal disease.
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Primary health care is proactive, and demonstrates a commitment to causal circumstances of the presenting problems.
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It offers a hypothesis about the cause and nature of the presenting problems and is considered an alternative approach to the more categorical approach of psychiatric diagnosis.
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