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Medical Term 2.2
general terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic | it has been going on for a while now |
| exacerbation | it is getting worse |
| abrupt | all of a sudden |
| febrile | to have a fever |
| malaise | not feeling well |
| progressive | more and more each day |
| symptom | something a patient feels |
| noncontributory | not related to this specific problem |
| lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally a n indications that the patient is really sick |
| genetic/hereditary | it runs in the family |
| alert | able to answer questions; responsive; interactive |
| oriented | |
| marked | it really stands out |
| unremarkable | another way of saying normal |
| auscultation | to listen |
| percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration |
| palpation | to feel |
| impression | another way of saying assessment |
| diagnosis | what the health care professional thinks the patient has |
| differential diagnosis | a list of conditions the paient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
| benign | safe |
| malignant | dangerous; a problem |
| degeneration | to be getting worse |
| etiology | the cause |
| remission | to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; does not mean cure |
| idiopathic | no known specific cause; it 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 of dying |
| prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
| occult | hidden |
| pathogen | the organism that causes the problems |
| lesion | diseased tissue |
| recurrent | to have again |
| sequelae | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| pending | waiting for |
| SOAP | Subject, objective, assessment and plan |
| 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 |
| discharge | literally, to unload; it has two meanings: 1. to send home 2. fluid coming out of a part of the body |
| 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 |
| proximal | closer in to the center |
| distal | farther away from the center |
| lateral | out to the side |
| medial | toward the middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior | the front |
| dorsal/posterior | the back |
| cranial | toward the top |
| caudal | toward the bottom |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| prone | lying down on belly |
| supine | lying down on back |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| unilateral | one side |
| bilateral | both side |
| dorsum | the top of the hand or foot |
| plantar | the sole of the foot |
| palmar | the palm of the hand |
| sagittal | divides the body in slices right to left |
| coronal | divides the body into from front to back |
| transverse | divides the body from top to bottom |
| physician | a skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school |
| pediatrician | a physician with special training in caring for children |
| surgeon | a physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure |
| anesthesiologist | a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control |
| physician assistant | a midlevel health care provider who works under the license of supervising physician; requires postgraduate training |
| nurse practitioner | a nurse with postgraduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician |
| emergency medical technician | specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility |
| speech therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with speech and/or swallowing |
| occupational therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with performing daily activities at home, school, or work |
| physical therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating physical impairment including disabilities or recovery from an injury |
| repiratory therapist | specially trained in treating patient's respiratory issues under the guidance of a health care provider |
| dieticain | specially trained in evaluating the nutritional status of a patient and developing an appropriate diet plan |
| LPN | trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient |
| registered nurses | advanced level nurse who has completed an d associate's or bachelor's degree; often assist with patient care planning and patient education |
| medical assistant | trained to carry out basic administrative and clinical tasks under the guidance of a health care provider |
| pathologist | a physician with special training in both evaluating the causes and effects of disease and in laboratory medicine |
| medical laboratory technician | trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids |
| phlebotomist | trained in the removal of blood from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| radiologist | a physician specially trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury |
| radiology technician | trained to perform radiologic testing or administer radiation therapy under the direction of a health care provider |
| ultrasonagrapher | trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient |
| pharmacist | trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medicine |
| pharmacy technician | trained to assist a pharmacist with pharmacy-related tasks |
| patient service coordinator | handles administrative tasks and coordinates patient care |
| medical transcriptionist | trained in converting the voice-recorded dictations of health care providers into text format |
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