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complaint /com·plaint/ (kom-plānt´) a disease, symptom, or disorder. chief complaint the symptom or group of symptoms about which the patient first consults the doctor; the presenting symptom. chief complaint (CC), a subjective statement made by a patient describing the most significant or serious symptoms or signs of illness or dysfunction that caused him or her to seek health care. It is used most often in a health history. chief complaint, n the concern that brings a patient to seek therapeutic intervention. complaint, n an ailment, problem, or symptom disclosed by the patient. complaint, chief (CC), n the main symptom or reason for which the patient seeks treatment. The most troublesome ailment, problem, or symptom. chief complaint the most apparent clinical sign in a patient's illness. Called also cardinal sign, key sign. chief complaint The principal reason for a person seeking medical attention; CCs include acute abdomen, colicky pain, crushing chest pain, hip fracture, etc. See Complaint, Minor complaint. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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2) All of their patients had presented with a chief complaint of pain, and their diagnosis was based on palpation of the tonsillar fossa, a panoramic x-ray, and a positive lidocaine infiltration test. Routinely collected chief complaint information is transmitted electronically to the health department daily and analyzed for temporal and spatial aberrations. My chief complaint about this volume is that I did not have enough bookmarks to mark all the resources Enders made available to help us follow the compelling examples she unpacks with such care. |
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