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Medical Terminology2
Medical Terms Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan Terms
Term | Definition |
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Acute | Just started or is sharp, severe symptom |
Chronic | It has been going on for awhile |
Exacerbation | Its getting worse |
Abrupt | All of sudden |
Malaise | Not feeling well |
Noncontributory | Not related to this specific problem |
Lethargic | A decrease in the level of consciousness |
Unremarkable | Another way of saying normal |
Percussion | To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel vibration |
Palpation | To feel |
Impression | Another way of saying assessment |
Diagnosis | What the health care professional thinks the patient has |
Differential Diagnosis | List of conditions the patient could have |
Benign | Safe |
Malignant | Dangerous |
Degeneration | Getting worse |
Etiology | The cause |
Remission | To get better or improve |
Idiopathic | No known specific cause |
Localized | Stays in a certain spot in the body |
Systemic, Generalized | All over the body |
Mortality | The risk of being sick |
Prognosis | The chances of things getting better or worse |
Occult | Hidden |
Pathogen | The organism that causes the problem |
Sequelae | A problem resulting from a disease or injury |
Pending | Waiting for |
Disposition | What happened to the patient at the end of the visit |
Prophylaxis | Preventative treatment |
Palliative | Treatment of symptoms |
Supportive Care | To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better |