primary diagnosis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimaryanddiagnosis
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primary
adjective
uk/ˈpraɪ.mər.i/us/ˈpraɪ.mer.i/
more important than anything ...
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diagnosis
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/us/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊ.sɪs/
a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after ...
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(Definition ofprimaryanddiagnosisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The kappa for inter-rater reliability was 0.84, indicating 88 % agreement between the blind diagnosis and the last hospital orprimarydiagnosis.
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Our analyses focus on cases with aprimarydiagnosisof depressive conditions, namely, depressive episode or mixed anxiety/depression.
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Only patients with ventricular septal defect as aprimarydiagnosiswere included in this study.
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The most haemodynamically important lesion was considered theprimarydiagnosisthroughout.
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The following diagnostic groups were chosen for investigation ofprimarydiagnosis(symptom condition) and comorbidities present at admission.
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Of all specimens sent from patients with aprimarydiagnosisof diarrhoea, 37 % were positive for rotavirus.
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Out of 20 wait-list children, only 1 child (5%) failed to meet criteria for theirprimarydiagnosisfollowing the 8-week wait-list.
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Six of the seven infants had aprimarydiagnosisof hypoplastic left heart syndrome, while one infant had complete transposition.
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All incoming referrals undergo a general psychiatric assessment to determine appropriateness of a full assessment in order to confirmprimarydiagnosisof a psychotic disorder.
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The costs for only hospital admissions withprimarydiagnosisgastroenteritis were calculated separately.
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However, information of this type is scarcely available, especially among individuals who have been extremely violent and received aprimarydiagnosisof schizophrenia.
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In half (54.7 %) of this ' dual diagnosis ' group, theprimarydiagnosiswas schizophrenia.
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Six of the seven infants we report had aprimarydiagnosisof hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
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The counts are not divided by aetiology and do not cover cases where dysphagia is present but not theprimarydiagnosis.
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It is recommended that a complex approach that involves teamwork be used to manage chronic back pain, with theprimarydiagnosisbeing revised if necessary.
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Theprimarydiagnosisof 74% fetal malformations was achieved before 26 weeks of gestation.
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In three, theprimarydiagnosiswas classical tricuspid atresia, with concordant ventriculoarterial connections.
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Only 6% of wait-listed children failed to meet criteria for theirprimarydiagnosiscompared to 53% of the treated children.
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Five patients had aprimarydiagnosisof pneumonia.
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