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Ch. 2
General plan terms
Question | Answer |
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disposition | what happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, ICU, normal hospital bed) |
discharge | to unload: 1. to send home (unload patient from hospital to home) 2. fluid coming out of a part of your body (body unloading fluid) |
prophylaxis | preventive treatment |
palliative | treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause |
observation | watch, keep an eye on |
reassurance | to tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous |
supportive | to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better |
sterile | extremely clean, germ-free conditions |