The phrase "a preceding consultation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a consultation that took place before the current discussion or event.
Example: "The recommendations provided were based on a preceding consultation with the stakeholders."
Alternatives: "an earlier consultation" or "a prior consultation".
This is subdivided into five categories: overall mental health care during the preceding five years, and more detailed information on mental health care use in the periods between 2 and 3 months preceding consultation; between 1 and 2 months preceding consultation; between 1 and 4 weeks, and during the last week before the index consultation.
Further, because the HOYS program lists treatment options offered by that clinic, which are predicated on the self-assessment during the preceding consultation, the patients are likely to see the specific logic behind this treatment listing, so that they can contribute actively to a discussion with their practitioners on which treatments are ultimately administered.
We asked about the latest consultation but cannot be sure of how it has been influenced by outcomes of a patient's preceding consultations.
By identifying patients with at least 5 preceding consultations, some patients with MUPS in the earlier stages might be missed.
This study examined hospital admissions in relation to the preceding consultations in general practice in this age group.
A preceding minor respiratory infection is common.
The patients whose consultation was recorded completed a questionnaire immediately before the consultation – about sociodemographic characteristics, functional health status during two weeks preceding the consultation, and pre-consultation anxiety.
Participant observation will be conducted in consultations where the high-risk patients consult their GPs for a preceded by normal PSA test.
Data from children aged less than 18 years old, with fever (rectal temperature ≥ 38.0°C) or a history of fever during the 24 hours preceding the consultation, hospitalized for primary diagnosis of clinical malaria, who benefited from hematological measurements and P. falciparum microscopic detection, were prospectively collected and analyzed.
Detailed numbers by study period and age group are presented in Table 2. Vaccination had been done in the three weeks preceding the consultation for 115 cases (21%), more than three weeks before consultation for 401 cases (74%), or at an unknown date for 24 of them.
