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Health Care
Terms and Abbreviations
| Term/Abbreviation | Answer |
|---|---|
| ECU | Emergency Care Unit |
| NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| RR | Respiratory rate |
| DDX | differential diagnosis |
| PMHx | Past medical history |
| SOAP | Subjective,Objective,Assessment,Plan |
| etiology | the cause |
| prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
| patogen | the organism that cause the problem |
| palliative | treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause |