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Chapter 2 flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SOAP METHOD | subjective Objective Assessment Plan |
| Differential diagnosis | The process of differentiating between two or more conditions which share similar signs or symptoms. |
| Means it has been going on for awhile | Chronic |
| A&Ox4 | Patient is alert and orientated to person, place, time, and situation |
| What part of the soap method tells us how the patient looks, sounds, feel and smell? | Objective |
| Another way of saying assessment | Impression |
| Proximal | Closer to the center |
| Caudal | Toward the bottom |
| Ipsilateral | Same side |
| Admission summary | Documents the admission of the patient to the hospital |