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REFERRING PHYSICIAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Staff
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- referring physician
1, record 1, English, referring%20physician
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A physician (usually a primary care physician) who provides a referral to a specialist. 2, record 1, English, - referring%20physician
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Personnel médical
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médecin orienteur
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9decin%20orienteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- médecin orienteuse 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9decin%20orienteuse
correct, feminine noun
- médecin traitant 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9decin%20traitant
correct, masculine noun
- médecin traitante 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9decin%20traitante
correct, feminine noun
- médecin référent 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9decin%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rent
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Referring physician» est une expression générale qui ne peut se rendre d'une seule façon en français. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9decin%20orienteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Quelquefois il est utile d'employer une expression [comme] médecin qui prescrit ou demande l'hospitalisation ou le transfert; médecin qui adresse ou qui envoie son malade à [...] Sur un imprimé de demande d'admission, on pourra écrire : envoyé par le docteur X («referring physician») au docteur Y. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9decin%20orienteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il convient de signaler que, même si on ne peut en recommander l'usage, on trouve de plus en plus souvent le terme «médecin référent», à tout le moins dans les textes de vulgarisation. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9decin%20orienteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Personal médico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- médico derivador
1, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A9dico%20derivador
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- médico orientador 2, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A9dico%20orientador
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La transferencia del niño lesionado se basa en un conjunto de acciones que implican: a) derivación consensuada entre el médico derivador y el médico receptor [...]. 1, record 1, Spanish, - m%C3%A9dico%20derivador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La selección del paciente será realizada por un médico orientador, quien luego de un breve interrogatorio evaluará el puntaje y lo derivará, según el flujograma establecido. 2, record 1, Spanish, - m%C3%A9dico%20derivador
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