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LOINC 2.82

Chief complaint+Reason for visit Narrative

Chief complaint+Reason for visit

Definition

  • This term is used to record the patient's chief complaint (the patient's own description) and/or the reason for the patient's visit (the provider's description of the reason for visit). Local policy determines whether the information is divided into two sections or recorded in one section serving both purposes.

Component

  • Chief complaint+Reason for visit

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • H&P.HX

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Nar

Related names

  • Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Narrative; P prime; Point in time; Random; Report

Index terms

  • Finding
  • Findings
  • H+P
  • H+P.HX
  • Narrative
  • P prime
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Report