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Chpt 2 Gen Assess
APHY
Term | Definition |
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Impression | another way of saying assessment |
Diagnosis | what the healthcare professional thinks the patient has |
Differential Diagnosis | list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
Benign | safe |
Malignant | dangerous/problem |
Degeneration | to be getting worse |
Etiology | the cause |
Remission | to get better or improve - does not mean cure |
Idiopathic | no know cause, just happens |
Localized | stays in a certain part of the body |
Systemic/Generalized | all over the body, or most of it |
Morbidity | the risk of being sick |
Mortality | the risk for dying |
Prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
Occult | hidden |
Pathogen | the organism that causes the problem |
Lesion | diseased tissue |
Recurrent | to have again |
Sequelae | problem resulting from a disease or injury |
Pending | waiting for |