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Chpt 2 Gen Assess
APHY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Impression | another way of saying assessment |
| Diagnosis | what the healthcare professional thinks the patient has |
| Differential Diagnosis | list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
| Benign | safe |
| Malignant | dangerous/problem |
| Degeneration | to be getting worse |
| Etiology | the cause |
| Remission | to get better or improve - does not mean cure |
| Idiopathic | no know cause, just happens |
| Localized | stays in a certain part of the body |
| Systemic/Generalized | all over the body, or most of it |
| Morbidity | the risk of being sick |
| Mortality | the risk for dying |
| Prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
| Occult | hidden |
| Pathogen | the organism that causes the problem |
| Lesion | diseased tissue |
| Recurrent | to have again |
| Sequelae | problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| Pending | waiting for |