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some assessment term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| impression | assessment |
| diagnosis | thinks pt has |
| differential diagnosis | list of conditions pt may have |
| begnign | safe |
| malignant | dangerous; a problem |
| degeneration | to be getting worse |
| etiology | the cause |
| remission | to be getting better |
| idioathic | no known cause; it just happens |
| localized | one part of the body |
| generalized | all over body |
| systemic | all over body |
| morbidity | risk of getting sick |
| mortality | risk of dying |
| prognosis | chance of things getting better or worse |
| occult | hidden |
| pathogen | organism that causes the problem |
| leison | diseased tissue |
| recurrent | to have again |
| sequelae | problem resulting from disease or injury |
| pending | waiting for |