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Health Records terms
Terms from Ch 2 in "Acquiring Medical Language"
Term | Definition |
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clinic note | documents a visit |
consult note | provides an expert opinion on a more challenging problem |
emergency department note | documents an emergency department visit |
admission summary | documents the admission of a patient to the hospital |
discharge summary | describes when and why the patient was admitted; documents a longer stay |
operative report | documents a surgery in detail |
daily hospital note/progress note | documents daily hospital visit |
radiology report | explains reason for image, how image was performed, what was seen on image, radiologists's assessment; sometimes a recommendation |
pathology report | provides reasons for test, what was seen on the test, and an assessment |
prescription | provides directions for a medication |
acute | just started recently OR is a sharp, severe symptom |
chronic | long-term |
exacerbation | it is getting worse |