Epicrise

An epicrisis ( Greek ἐπίκρισις from ἐπί "after" and κρίσις "assessment") or final consideration describes in medicine and psychotherapy a differentiated assessment of the course of the illness after the illness has ended.

It is a special, summarizing, critical review and interpretation of the medical history and the therapy initiated , usually addressed to a doctor providing further treatment . It is often part of medical documents ( referral , doctor's letter , discharge letter , etc.). An epicrisis should contain the most important information on the anamnesis carried out (prehistory), diagnostics (findings), the course, finally established diagnoses and possible differential diagnoses, the recommended medication , remission and possibly the prognosis .

literature

• Association of German Pension Insurance Institutions (Ed.): Social medical assessment for statutory pension insurance. Springer, 2003, ISBN 3-662-09955-1 , p. 103 f.
• Hans von Kress (ed.): Müller - Seifert . Pocket book of medical-clinical diagnostics. 69th edition. Verlag von JF Bergmann, Munich 1966, pp. 1-4 ( medical history ), here: p. 4: final consideration (epicrisis) .

Web links

Wiktionary: Epikrise  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Norbert Schwenzer: Tooth-Oral-Maxillofacial Medicine, Volume 1: General Surgery. Thieme, 2000, ISBN 3-13-593403-9 , p. 92.
2. ↑ Theophanis Karavias: Surgery for the exam: Safe through the oral-practical exam. Schattauer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7945-2196-X , p. 62.