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MEDICAL TERM
CHAPTER 2
TERMS/ ABBREVIATIONS | MEANING |
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Differential Diagnosis | A list of possible causes of the patient's problem or complaint. |
Subjective | Description of the problem in the pt's own words. |
Objective | Data collected to assist in understanding the nature of the problem. |
Assessment | Cause of the problem. |
Plan | Treatment with medicine or a procedure. |
♂︎ | Male. |
♀︎ | Female. |
H & P | History and Physical. |
Planter | Sole of the foot. |
Transverse | Divides the body from top to bottom. |
Progressive | Worsening of a symptom(s). |
Malaise | Not feeling well. |