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Latest Record Per Patient or Device
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Latest Record Per Patient or Device

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

How would you use ROW_NUMBER to identify the latest record per patient or device?

Write a PostgreSQL query using the patient_device_records table. Treat recorded_at as the primary recency field and record_id as the tie-breaker when timestamps match. Exclude rows without an entity identifier.

Output

  1. One row per patient or device
  2. Return entity_type, entity_id, record_id, recorded_at, status, and measurement_value
  3. Sort by entity_type, then entity_id

Schema

patient_device_records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique record identifier
entity_typeVARCHAR(20)Whether the record belongs to a patient or device
entity_idVARCHAR(30)Patient or device identifier
recorded_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the record was captured
statusVARCHAR(30)Status associated with the record
measurement_valueDECIMAL(8,2)Recorded measurement value
Tablespatient_device_records
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