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193 Classifying study participants in clinical trials experiences a cough with a hemoglobin level below 5 mmol/L, the anemia does not cause the presenting symptom (cough) and thus should not be labelled. • Tumor fever is labelled “Extrathoracic pathology” only when no antibiotics were given. In case antibiotic treatment was started, please label as “Fever of unknown origin”. 32. No pathology Includes all patients that have been discharged without treatment and in whom none of the aforementioned diagnostic labels is applicable. If treatment has been started, please consider the options “Other thoracic pathology” or “Extrathoracic pathology”. Some examples of what may be indicated in the EHR: • An expected side effect of a medical procedure for which no treatment was started is labelled “No pathology”. • Fever as a side effect of chemotherapy is labelled “No pathology” only if no antibiotics were given. If antibiotic treatment was started, this is considered “Fever of unknown origin”. 8

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