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Bonewit ch.1
Bonewit ch.1 (Kayla Sharp)
Term | Definition |
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Attending physician | The pysician responsable for the care of a hospitalized patient. |
charting | The process of making written entries about a patient in the medical record. |
Consultation report | A narrative report of an opinion about a patients condition by a practitioner other than the attending physician. |
Diagnosis | The scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condition. |
Diagnostic procedure | A procedure performed to assist in the diagnosis, management,or treatment of a patient condition. |
Discharge summary report | A brief summary of the significant events of a patient's hospitalization. |
Electronic medial record | A medical record that is stored on a computer. |
Familial | Occurring in or affecting members of a family more frequently than would be expected by chance. |
Health history report | A collection of subjective data about a patient. |
Home health care | The provision of medical and non medical care in the |
Informed consent |