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HISTORY PRESENT ILLNESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- case history
1, record 1, English, case%20history
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The complete medical, family, social, and psychiatric history of a patient up to the time of admission for the present illness. 1, record 1, English, - case%20history
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- observation
1, record 1, French, observation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- observation médicale 2, record 1, French, observation%20m%C3%A9dicale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- histoire de cas 3, record 1, French, histoire%20de%20cas
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- présentation de cas 4, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9sentation%20de%20cas
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recueil par l'interrogatoire et l'examen physique du malade de toutes les données nécessaires à la compréhension du problème qu'il présente. 3, record 1, French, - observation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Histoire de cas : terme impropre. 5, record 1, French, - observation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «observation» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 5, record 1, French, - observation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«observation médicale» : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 6, record 1, French, - observation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- observación médica
1, record 1, Spanish, observaci%C3%B3n%20m%C3%A9dica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- observación clínica 1, record 1, Spanish, observaci%C3%B3n%20cl%C3%ADnica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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