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Terms
Medical Terminology Terms
Term | Definition |
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Subjective | The problem in the patients own words. |
Objective Data | Comprise patients physical exam, laboratory findings, and imaging studies performed at their visit. |
Assessment | A diagnosis, identification of a problem, or a list of possibilities for a diagnosis. |
Plan | A treatment with either medicine or a procedure, or collecting further data to get a more accurate diagnosis. |
Exacerbation | Patients problem is getting worse. |
Lethargic | Decreased level of consciousness. Indication that the patient is very ill. |
Differential Diagnosis | Lists of conditions the patient may have based on symptoms and results of an exam. |
Prognosis | Chances for things getting better or worse. |
Pathogen | Organism that causes the problem. |
Mortality | The risk for dying. |