ISPatientProblem.ApproximateDateText

Description

The approximate date when the patient's problem started.

Syntax

object.ApproximateDateText

Part Attribute Type Description
object Required
The object always implements the ISPatientProblem interface

Return Value

string

Example

Display the codes, descriptions of the patient's problems in each category and the approximate dates when these problems started.

Dim aPatient
Dim aProblemList
Dim aCategories
Dim aCategory
Dim aProblems
Dim aProblem
Dim aMessage

Set aPatient = Profile.SelectPatient

set aProblemList = aPatient.ProblemList
set aCategories = aProblemList.Categories

for each aCategory in aCategories
  aMessage = aMessage & vbNewLine & "---------" & aCategory.Description &_ 
    "---------"  & vbNewLine & vbNewLine 
  set aProblems = aCategory.Problems
  for each aProblem in aProblems
    if aProblem.ProblemType = 6 then  'ptPregnancy 
      aMessage = aMessage & "    " &_ 
        "Code: " & aProblem.DxCode & "; Description: " & aProblem.DxDescription &_ 
        vbNewLine
    else 
      if aProblem.IsApproximateDate then
        aMessage = aMessage & "    " &_ 
          "Code: " & aProblem.DxCode & "; Description: " & aProblem.DxDescription &_ 
          " (approximately from " & aProblem.ApproximateDateText & ")" & vbNewLine  
      else  
        aMessage = aMessage & "    " &_ 
          "Code: " & aProblem.DxCode & "; Description: " & aProblem.DxDescription &_ 
          vbNewLine
      end if
    end if    
  next
next 

Profile.MsgBox(aMessage) 
Note:

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Approximate Date can be found in Clinical > Medical Record > Problems > Open Problem > General > Date From field, in Clinical > Clinical Details > Problems > Open Problem > General > Date From field or in Patient > Cases > Clinical > Problems > Open Problem > General > Date From field.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0