Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Medical Records

Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Records, Medical
  • Medical Record
  • Record, Medical
  • Health Diaries
  • Medical Transcription
  • Transcription, Medical
  • Diaries, Health
  • Diary, Health
  • Health Diary
  • Medical Transcriptions
  • Transcriptions, Medical

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

veterinary records = RECORDS (IM) + VETERINARY MEDICINE (IM); case reports as a form of medical presentation goes here or specific RECORDS term (IM); FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL, also available, is probably NIM when coordinate; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL is also available

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E05.318w.308w.940.968w
  2. N04w.452.859.564w
  3. N05.715w.360.300w.715.500w
  4. N06.850w.520w.308w.940.968w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medical Records. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008499. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008499
  2. Medical Records. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_record
  3. Medical Records. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1324077