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Ch. 2 : Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SOAP | S: Subjective (how a patient experiences and personally describes problem in addition to personal and family medical history.) O: Objective data ( patient’s physical exam, any laboratory findings, and imaging studies.) A: Assessment ( diagnosis, differe |
| Diagnosis | What the health care professional thinks the patient has. (Dx) |
| Differential Diagnosis | A list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam. (DDx) |
| Benign | Safe. |
| Malignant | Dangerous, a problem. |
| Palliative | Treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause. |
| Etiology | The cause. |
| Malaise | Not feeling well. |
| Idiopathic | A disease with no known specific cause; it just happens. Ex. Idiopathic epilepsy |
| Febrile | To have a fever. |
| 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. |
| PO | Per os (by mouth) |
| Lesion | Diseased tissue. |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| Sequelae | A problem resulting from a disease or injury. |
| Exacerbation | It is getting worse. |