The position on a clock, topographic notations, and anatomic landmarks:
a. are methods for recording locations of findings.
b. are used for noting disease progression.
c. are ways for recording laboratory study results.
d. should not be used in the legal record.
A
Descriptions of the locations of findings are universally referenced by using positions on a clock, topographic notations, or anatomic landmarks.
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