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Medical Terminology
General Assessment Terms SOAP
Term | Definition |
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impression | another way of saying assessment |
diagnosis | what the HCP thinks the patient has DX |
differential diagnosis | a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam DDX |
benign | safe |
malignant | dangerous, problem |
degeneration | to be getting worse |
remission | to get better or improve; not cured |
idiopathic | no known specific cause; it just happens |
localized | stays in certain part of the body |
systemic/generalized | all over the body (most of it) |
prognosis | chances of getting better or worse |
occult | hidden |
lesion | diseased tissue |
recurrent | to have again |
sequela | problem resulting from a disease or injury |
pending | waiting for |