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SOAP Word parts, germs and abbreviations Chapter 2

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concept
Definition
What is a Subjective Data in the medical note?   It is a Description of the problem in the patient's own words  
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What is a Objective Data in the medical note?   It is a Data collected to assist in understanding the nature of the problem  
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What is an Assessment in the medical note?   It is a Cause of the problem  
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What is a Plan in the medical note?   It is a Treatment with medicine or a procedure  
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Medication prescription   A medical professional's directions for a patient's  
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Emergency department note   Documents a patient's emergency department visit  
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Daily hospital note/progress note   Documents a patient's progress during a daily hospital visit  
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Radiology report   Documents an imaging procedure by a radiologist  
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Pathology report   Documents a pathology procedure  
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Admission summary   Documents a patient's admission to the hospital  
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Operative report   Documents a surgery  
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Clinic note   Documents a patient visit in an office setting  
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Consult note   Document sent to a primary physician, usually by a specialist, to give an opinion on a more challenging problem  
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Discharge summary   Documents a patient's admission and hospital stay (usually a longer stay)  
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Chief complaint   The main reason for a visit  
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Past surgical history   Any past surgeries  
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Social history   Mainly health habits, like smoking, drinking, drug use, or sexual practices  
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History of present illness   The story of the patient's problem  
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Family history   Any significant illnesses that run in the patient's family  
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Past medical history   Other significant past illnesses, like high blood pressure, asthma, or diabetes  
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Review of systems   Any symptoms not directly related to the main problem  
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What data make up the subjective data?   1. Duration of the problem, 2. The quality of the problem, 3. Any exacerbating or relieving factors for that problem  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Acute   It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Chronic   It has been going on for a while now.  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Exacerbation   It is getting worse.  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Abrupt   All of a sudden  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Febrile   To have a fever  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Malaise   Not feeling well  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Progressive   More and more each day  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Symptom   Something a patient feels  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Noncontributory   Not related to this specific problem  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Lethargic.   A decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick  
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Vocabulary from the subjective part: Genetic/hereditary.   It runs in the family  
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What data make up objective data?   1. The patient's physical exam 2. Any laboratory findings 3. Imaging studies performed at the visit.  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Alert   Able to answer questions; responsive; interactive  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Oriented   Being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented * 3"  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Marked.   It really stands out  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Unremarkable   Another way of saying normal  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Auscultation   To listen  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Percussion   To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration  
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Vocabulary from the objective part: Palpation.   To feel  
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What data make up an assessment?   1. A diagnosis 2. An identification of a problem, or a list of possibilities for the diagnosis  
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What is a differential diagnosis?   A list of possibilities for the diagnosis  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Impression   It is another way of saying assessment  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Diagnosis   It is what the health care professional thinks the patient has  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Differential diagnosis   It is a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Benign   Safe  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Malignant   Dangerous; a problem  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Degeneration   to be getting worse  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Remission   To get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Idiopathic   No known specific cause; it just happens  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Localized   Stays in a certain part of the body  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Systemic/generalized   All over the body (or most of it)  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Prognosis   The chance for things getting better or worse  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Occult   Hidden  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Lesion   Diseased tissue  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Recurrent   To have again  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Sequela   A problem resulting from a disease or injury  
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Vocabulary from the Assessment: Pending   Waiting for  
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Vocabulary from the Public health: Pathogen   The organism that causes the problem  
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Vocabulary from the Public health: Morbidity   The risk for being sick  
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Vocabulary from the Public health: Mortality   The risk for dying  
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Vocabulary from the Public health: Etiology   The cause  
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What is a Plan in a medical note?   It is a course of action consistent with the assessment  
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What data make up a plan?   It consist of collecting further data to help arrive at a more accurate diagnosis  
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Vocabulary from the plan: 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, the ICU, normal hospital bed)  
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Vocabulary from the plan: Discharge   Literally, to unload; it has two meanings: * 1. to send home (to unload the patient from the health care setting to home) 2. fluid coming out of a part of the body (your body unloading a fluid)  
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Vocabulary from the plan: Palliative   Treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause  
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Vocabulary from the plan: Observation   Watch, keep an eye on  
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Vocabulary from the plan: Reassurance   To tell the patient that the problem is notserious or dangerous  
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Vocabulary from the plan: Supportive care   To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better  
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Vocabulary from the plan: Sterile   Extremely clean, germ - free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery  
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Vocabulary from the Public health: Prophylaxis   Preventive treatment  
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CCU   coronary care unit  
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ECU   emergency care unit  
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ER   emergency room  
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ED   emergency department  
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ICU   intensive care unit  
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PICU   pediatric intensive care unit  
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NICU   neonatal intensive care unit  
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SICU   surgical intensive care unit  
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PACU   post-anesthesia care unit  
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BMI   body mass index (measurement of body tat based on neignt and weignt)  
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I/0   intake/output: the amount of fluids a patient has taken in (by IV or mouth) and produced (usually just urine output)  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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DDx   differential diagnosis  
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Rx   prescription  
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H&P   history and physical  
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Tx   treatment  
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Hx   history  
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CC   chief complaint (the main reason for the visit)  
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HEENT   head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat  
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PERRLA   pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation  
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NAD   no acute distress (the patient does not display any intense symptoms)  
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CV   cardiovascular  
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RRR   regular rate and rhythm (description of a normal heart on exam)  
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CTA   clear to auscultation (description of normal-sounding lungs)  
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WDWN   well developed, well nourished (the patient is growing or has grown appropriately and does not appear to be malnourished)  
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A&O   alert and oriented (the patient can answer questions and is aware of what's going on)  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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