Ear Assessment

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[edit] Description

An ear examination is a evaluation of the ears that is done to screen for hearing loss, ear pain, discharge, lumps, or objects in the ear.

An ear examination can detect problems in the ear canal, eardrum, and the middle ear, such as infection, excessive earwax, or an object like a bean or a bead.


[edit] Synopsis

Short Name Ear Exam
Long Name Ear Assessment
TemplateID
UMLS Concept Code C0439016
Synonym O/E - ear; On examination - ear (context-dependent category); On examination - ear (finding)
Type Observation
Revision 15227


[edit] Applicability

Account eCHR/ePHR
Sex All
Age All
Exceptions None


[edit] Instructions

Patient
Clinical


[edit] Relationships

TypeCategory or CDDCardinalityRule
ContainsEar Pain0..*
ContainsEar Canal Color0..*
ContainsEardrum Color0..*
ContainsEardrum Deformation0..*
ContainsEardrum Perforation0..*
ContainsEardrum Lesion0..*
ContainsEardrum Mobility0..*
ContainsEar Discharge0..*
ContainsEar Foreign Body0..*


[edit] Attributes

Attribute Value Cardinality Data Type
General
DescriptionConcept
Normal
Negative
Not done
0..1CD
Not done becauseFree Text0..1ED
CommentsText 0..1ED


[edit] Reference

http://umlsks.nlm.nih.gov/

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