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General Plan Terms
Term | Definition |
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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) |
Discharge | Literally, to upload; it has two meanings: 1. To send home (to upload the patient from the health care setting to home) 2. Fluid coming out of a part of the body (your body uploading a fluid) |
Prophylaxis | Preventive treatment |
Palliative | Treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of 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 the patient feel better |
Sterile | Extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery |