discharge diagnosis

collocation in English

meaningsofdischargeanddiagnosis

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discharge
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.tʃɑːdʒ/us
/ˈdɪs.tʃɑːrdʒ/
official permission to leave the armed forces, a prison, or ...
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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 ofdischargeanddiagnosisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Laboratory results confirming rotavirus or bacterial infection may be returned to the ward after thedischargediagnosisdata have been completed.
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In some cases, the medical officer may update thedischargediagnosis, but in most cases, this is unlikely to occur.
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Once the patient was discharged from the hospital, data coding included the maindischargediagnosis and a list of diagnostic examinations and procedures.
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Regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationships betweendischargediagnosis, risk factors, immune function and antiretrovirals.
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This categorization was based on discussion of the case details with the clinician and\\or thedischargediagnosis.
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Thedischargediagnosisof 10 patients highlighted complications of pre-existing heart/lung disease exacerbated by respiratory infection.
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However, only 14 % of these diarrhoea admissions were for an illness classified as viral diarrhoea, indicating under-reporting in the patientdischargediagnosis.
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For the remaining 3 %dischargediagnosiswas bronchitis/croup or asthma.
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An additional 172 children had rotavirus identified on a stool specimen but did not have anydischargediagnosiscode that indicated that rotavirus had been identified.
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A ' surveillance ' case of blastomycosis was defined by the presence of adischargediagnosisof blastomycosis, upon review of the hospital discharge database, but without laboratory confirmation.
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