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EVOLVE.ELSEVIER EHR
Ch.5 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Acute Condition | An illness or injury that is episodic (ex.seizures), has a sudden onset, is of limited duration and generally responds well to prompt medical attention |
Anthropemetric Measurments | Measurements of height, weight, and size used to compare to the relative proportions of the human body in health and illness |
Cheif Complaint (CC) | A brief statement of the problem, condition, or symptoms that prompted the patient to seek medical care. Sometimes referred to as a chief concern |
Chronic condition | An illness that persists for a prolonged time (3+ months)such as Type 2 diabete, emphysema, |
E-Visit | An evaluation and management serviceprovided by a member of a current patient's healthcare team across safe and secure nline systems |
High-Alert Medications | A medication that poses a heightened risk od injury or death when administered improperly |
History of Present Illness (HPI) | Details about duration, time , location, severity, context, associated signs and symptoms, quality, and modifying factors related to the patient's illness |
Medication Reconcilliation | The process of comparing the medication list in a patients EHR with the patient's self-report of the medications they have been taking |
Objective | Objective (as in S.O.A.P. notes) Readily seen, percieved, or measured by the clinician, not only by the patient |
PFSH | An abbreviation for past (medical)l family, and social history |
Review of Systems (ROS) | An organized inventory of each organ system, completed as part of the initial patientt interview to pinpoint any unusual findings in the patient's history |
Speech Recognition | A technology that converts speech into text |
Subjective (As in S.O.A.P. Notes) | Percieved only by the patient and not evident to or measurable by the clinician |