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    The Physician's Description of the Main Reason for a Patient
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The Physician's Description of the Main Reason for a Patient

Question 86

Question 86

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The physician's description of the main reason for a patient encounter is called a(n)


A) chief complaint.
B) external cause.
C) diagnostic statement.
D) convention.

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