Types of Medical Data
Types of Medical Data
- Narrative, textual data
- HPI, social/family Hx, gen’l review of systems
- loosely coded (“PERRLA”, “failure to thrive”)
- Numerical measurements
- lab results, vital signs, measurements
- Recorded signals
- e.g., ECG (graphical tracing)
- Pictures
- e.g., radiologic images, sketches