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import pprint
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# Patient records dictionary
patient_records = {
''''P001'''': {''''name'''': ''''John Doe'''', ''''age'''': 30, ''''conditions'''': [''''hypertension'''']},
''''P002'''': {''''name'''': ''''Jane Smith'''', ''''age'''': 25, ''''conditions'''': [''''diabetes'''']}
}
patient_id = ''''P003''''
patient_records.setdefault(patient_id, {''''name'''': ''''New Patient'''', ''''age'''': 0, ''''conditions'''': []})
pprint.pp(patient_records)
{''''P001'''': {''''name'''': ''''John Doe'''', ''''age'''': 30, ''''conditions'''': [''''hypertension'''']},
''''P002'''': {''''name'''': ''''Jane Smith'''', ''''age'''': 25, ''''conditions'''': [''''diabetes'''']},
''''P003'''': {''''name'''': ''''New Patient'''', ''''age'''': 0, ''''conditions'''': []}}
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# Adding a new condition to a patient''''s record
patient_id = ''''P001''''
new_condition = ''''asthma''''
print("current")
pprint.pp(patient_records)
patient_records.setdefault(patient_id, {}).setdefault(''''conditions'''', []).append(new_condition)
print("new")
pprint.pp(patient_records)
current
{''''P001'''': {''''name'''': ''''John Doe'''', ''''age'''': 30, ''''conditions'''': [''''hypertension'''']},
''''P002'''': {''''name'''': ''''Jane Smith'''', ''''age'''': 25, ''''conditions'''': [''''diabetes'''']},
''''P003'''': {''''name'''': ''''New Patient'''', ''''age'''': 0, ''''conditions'''': []}}
new
{''''P001'''': {''''name'''': ''''John Doe'''',
''''age'''': 30,
''''conditions'''': [''''hypertension'''', ''''asthma'''']},
''''P002'''': {''''name'''': ''''Jane Smith'''', ''''age'''': 25, ''''conditions'''': [''''diabetes'''']},
''''P003'''': {''''name'''': ''''New Patient'''', ''''age'''': 0, ''''conditions'''': []}}
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# Medication records dictionary
medication_records = {
''''P001'''': {''''medications'''': [''''Aspirin'''']},
''''P002'''': {''''medications'''': [''''Metformin'''']}
}
patient_id = ''''P001''''
new_medication = ''''Lisinopril''''
medication_records.setdefault(patient_id, {}).setdefault(''''medications'''', []).append(new_medication)
pprint.pp(medication_records)
{''''P001'''': {''''medications'''': [''''Aspirin'''', ''''Lisinopril'''']},
''''P002'''': {''''medications'''': [''''Metformin'''']}}