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symptom onset date

symp_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a patient-reported complaint. Used to track temporal information related to symptom onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for symptom management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

symp_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  symp_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- symptom onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  symp_onset_dt as symptom_onset_date
FROM claims;

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