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The SOAP Method
SOAP DEFINITIONS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM SOAP STAND FOR? | SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT, PLAN |
| Define the description of the SOAP note SUBJECTIVE? | A DESCRIPTION IF THE PROBLEM IN THE PATIENT'S OWN WORDS |
| Define the description of the SOAP note OBJECTIVE? | DATA COLLECTED TO ASSIST IN UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM |
| Define the description of the SOAP note ASSESSMENT? | CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM |
| Define the description of the SOAP note PLAN? | A TREATMENT WITH MEDICINE OR A PROCEDURE |
| DEFINE THE TERM "IDIOPATHIC" | NO KNOWN SPECIFIC CAUSE; IT JUST HAPPENS |
| DEFINE THE TERM "AUSCULTATION" | TO LISTEN |
| DEFINE THE TERM "EXACERBATION" | IT IS GETTING WORSE |
| DEFINE THE TERM "REASSURANCE" | TO TELL THE PATIENT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT SERIOUS OR DANGEROUS |
| WHAT IS A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS? | THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE ACTUAL PROBLEM |