able to answer questions ; responsive; interactive

Oriented OR-ee-EN-ted

being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is , and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is " oriented x 3 "

head, eyes, ears, nose, an d throat

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Term	Definition
Alert ah-LERT	able to answer questions ; responsive; interactive
Oriented OR-ee-EN-ted	being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is , and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is " oriented x 3 "
HEENT	head, eyes, ears, nose, an d throat
SOB	shortness of breath
H&P	history an d physical
DX	diagnosis
WNL	within normal limits
NPO	nothing by mouth
Etiology ee-tee-AW-joh-jee	the cause
Supine SOO-pain	lying down on back