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Chapter 2
word parts, terms, and/or abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chief Complaint | The main reason for the patients visit |
| Malaise | Not feeling well |
| Subjective (S) | It is the problem in the patients own words |
| Objective (O) | Data collected to assist in understanding the nature of the problem |
| Assessment (A) | Cause of problem |
| Plan (P) | Treatment with medicine or procedure |
| Lesion | Diseased tissue |
| Etiology | the cause |
| Proximal | closer to the center |
| Distal | father away from the center |