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Chapter2 Terms
Medical Terms/abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Social History | A record of habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and sexual practices that can impact health |
| auscultation | to listen |
| pathogen | the organism that causes the problem |
| sequelae | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| caudal | toward the bottom |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| PACU | postanesthesia care unit |
| SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
| Tx | treatment |
| HPI | history of present illness(the story of the symptoms) |