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| The problem for which the patient is seeking help. |
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| A determination of what a paramedic thinks is the patients current problem, usually based on the patient history and the chief complaint. |
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| Information about the patients chief, present symptoms, and previous illnesses. |
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| History of Present Illness |
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Definition
| Information about the chief complaint, obtained using the OPQRST mnemonic. |
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Definition
| Indications of illness or injury that the examiner can see, hear, smell, and so on |
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Definition
| The pain, discomfort, or other abnormality that the patient feels. |
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