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Chapter 2 Acquiring Medical Language

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Term
Definition
SOAP   show
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show Subjective  
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show Objective  
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show Assessment  
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What part of SOAP? A treatment with medicine or a procedure. It could also consist of collecting further data to help arrive at a more accurate diagnosis.   show
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Acute   show
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show has been going on for a while  
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show getting worse  
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show all of a sudden  
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show to have a fever  
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show not feeling well  
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Progressive   show
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Symptom   show
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show not related to this specific problem  
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Lethargic   show
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genetic/hereditary   show
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Alert   show
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show aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time  
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show really stands out  
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Unremarkable   show
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show to listen  
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show to hit something and listen to the resulting sound  
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Palpation   show
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Impression   show
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show what the health care professional thinks the patient has  
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show list of conditions the patient may have based on symptoms and results of the exam  
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Benign   show
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show dangerous, a problem  
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Degeneration   show
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Remission   show
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show no known cause  
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show stays in a certain part of the body  
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systemic/generalizes   show
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show chance for getting better or worse  
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Occult   show
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Lesion   show
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Recurrent   show
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Sequela   show
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show waiting for  
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show the organism that cause the problem  
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Morbidity   show
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show the risk for dying  
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Etiology   show
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Disposition   show
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Discharge   show
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Palliative   show
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Observation   show
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Reassurance   show
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show to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better  
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show extremely clean, germ-free conditions  
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Prophylaxis   show
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show main reason for patient’s visit  
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History of present illness   show
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Review of systems   show
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show other significant past illnesses  
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show any of the patient’s past surgeries  
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show any significant illnesses that run in the patient's family  
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show a record of habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and sexual practices that can impact health  
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