The patient reports experiencing pain characterized by a sensation of pressure, rated as a 9 on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents the most intense pain imaginable.
Used to document a patient's subjective description of their pain, including its quality and intensity.
"Patient describes pain as pressure-like with severity 9 out of 10, radiating to the left arm."
HPI, when documenting a patient's chief complaint of pain.
Common questions about using medical phrases in clinical documentation