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The Chief Complaint (CC), or termed Presenting Complaint (PC) in the UK, is a concise statement describing the symptom, problem, condition, diagnosis, physician recommended return, or other factor that is the reason for a medical encounter. In acute care settings, such as emergency rooms, reports of chest pain are among the most common chief complaints.
References
- http://www.usc.edu/health/uscp/compliance/tm6.html#6
- http://www.emedmag.com/html/pre/cov/covers/021504.asp
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