Left Against Medical Advice

Preferred Label : Left Against Medical Advice;

NCIt synonyms : Left AMA;

NCIt related terms : LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE OR DISCONTINUED CARE;

NCIt definition : A designation that a patient has chosen not to heed the directions that medical staff has advised, and has chosen to leave the facility.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: The patient vacated the medical center or ceased medical care contrary to the recommendation of a trained healthcare provider.;

Details

Origin ID

C99969;

UMLS CUI

C2919670;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Left against medical advice (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Finding [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Left against medical advice (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Discharge Disposition Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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