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word parts, terms and abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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Subjective | Patient reason for visit, description of problem, timing and previous medical and family history. |
Objective | The data collected by exams, labs and tests. |
Assessment | Diagnosis or Differential Diagnosis from results. |
Plan | Decision and action to handle patient by means of medicine, surgery or further treatment |
Prophylaxis (pro-phy-lax-is) | Preventive treatment. Prefix Pro-before, on behalf of. Root Prophylactic preventive measure. |
Palliative (pal-li-a-tive) | Treating symptoms not the cause. Palliation. |
Sequelae (se-que-la) | Problem resulting from disease of injury. |
Etiology (eti-ol-o-gy) | The cause. Logy suffix study of |
Auscultation (aus-cul-ta-tion) | To listen with stethoscope or other instrument. |
Exacerbation (ex-ac-er-bate) | To be getting worse. prefix ex out |