palpation - CISMeF

Preferred Label : palpation;

MeSH definition : Application of fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine consistence of parts beneath in physical diagnosis; includes palpation for determining the outlines of organs.;

MeSH synonym : palpations;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with palpitation ( HEART RATE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC or specific arrhythmia);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpation;

Details

Origin ID

D010173;

UMLS CUI

C0030247;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Inspection [ICHI action]
- Palpating [ICNP action]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Palpation [LOINC method]
- Palpation [NCIt concept]
- Palpation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- palpation, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Ne pas confondre avec
- arrhythmias, cardiac [MeSH Descriptor]
- heart rate [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- palpation [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- painful palpation [SYNODOS term]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Palpation [LOINC method]
- Palpation [NCIt concept]
- Palpation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Palpation - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- palpation, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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