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Health Care
Terms and Abbreviations
Term/Abbreviation | Answer |
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ECU | Emergency Care Unit |
NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
RR | Respiratory rate |
DDX | differential diagnosis |
PMHx | Past medical history |
SOAP | Subjective,Objective,Assessment,Plan |
etiology | the cause |
prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
patogen | the organism that cause the problem |
palliative | treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause |