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Med Term Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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S. O. A. P. | Subjective, Objective, Assesment, Plan |
Acute | Just started recently, or is a sharp, severe symptom |
Chronic | It has been going on for a while |
Exacerbation | It is getting worse |
Abrupt | All of a sudden |
Febrile | To have a fever |
Afebrile | To not have a fever |
Malase | Generally not feeling well |
Progressive | More and more each day |
Symptom | Something a patient feels |
Noncontributory | Not related to this specific problem |
Lethargic | A decrease in level of consciousness; generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
Genetic/hereditary | It runs in the family |
Alert | Able to answer questions, responsive, interactive |
Oriented | Being aware of who and where he/she is as well as the current time |
Marked | It really stands out |
Unremarkable | Normal |
Auscultation | To listen |
Percussion | To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel the resulting vibration |
Palpation | To feel |
Impression | Assessment |
Diagnosis | What the healthcare professional thinks the patient has |
Differential diagnosis | A list of conditions that the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
Benign | Safe |
Malignant | Dangerous; a problem |
Degeneration | To be getting worse |
Remission | To get better or improve |
Idiopathic | No known specific cause |
Localized | Stays in a certain part of the body |
Systemic/generalized | All over the body (or most of it) |
Prognosis | The chances for things getting better or worse |
Occult | Hidden |
Lesion | Diseased tissue |
Recurrent | To have again |
Sequela | A problem resulting from a disease or injury |
Pending | Waiting for |
Pathogen | The organism that causes the problem |
Morbidity | The risk for being sick |
Mortality | The risk for dying |
Etiology | The cause |
Disposition | What happened to the patient at the end of the visit |
Discharge | 1. To send home 2. Fluid coming out of a part of the body |
Palliative | Treating the symptoms rather than the cause |
Observation | Watch, keep an eye on |
Reassurance | To tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous |
Supportive care | To treat the symptoms and make trh patient feel better |
Sterile | Extremely clean, germ free conditions |
Prophylaxis | Preventative treatment |
Proximal | Closer in to the center |
Distal | Farther away from the center |
Lateral | Out to the side |
Medial | Toward the middle |
Ventral/Antral/Anterior | The front |
Dorsal/Posterior | The back |
Cranial | Toward the top |
Caudal | Toward the bottom |
Superior | Above |
Inferior | Below |
Prone | Lying down on belly |
Supine | Lying down on back |