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chapter 2

TermDefinition
hereditary it runs in the family
lethargic a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick
noncontributory not related to this specific problem
malaise not feeling well
afebrile to not have a fever
febrile to have a fever
exacerbation it is getting worse
chronic it has been going on for a while now
acute it just started recently or is a sharp severe symptom
progressive more and more each day
proximal closer in to the center
distal farther away from the center
lateral out to the side
medial toward the middle
ventral / antral/ anterior the front
dorsal/ posterior the back
cranial toward the top
caudal toward the bottom
superior above
inferior below
prone lying down on belly
supine lying down on back
contralateral opposite side
ipsilateral same side
unilateral one side
bilateral both sides
dorsum the top of the hand or foot
plantar the sole of the foot
Palmar the palm of the hand
abrupt all of a sudden
symptom something a patient feels
alert able to answer questions; responsive; interactive
oriented being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time
marked it really stands out
unremarkable another way of saying normal
auscultation to listen
percussion to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument
palpation to feel
impression another way of saying assessment
diagnosis what the health care professional thinks the patient has
differential diagnosis a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam
benign safe
malignant dangerous; a problem
degeneration to be getting worse
remission to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure
idiopathic no known specific cause; it just happens
localized stays in a certain part of the body
systemic/ generalized all over the body (or most of it)
prognosis the chances for things getting better or worse
occult hidden
lesion diseased tissue
recurrent to have again
sequela a problem resulting from a disease or injury
pending waiting for
pathogen the organism that causes the problem
morbidity the risk for being sick
mortality the risk for dying
etiology the cause
disposition what happened to the patient at the end of the visit
discharge to send home or fluid coming out of a part of the body
palliative treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause
observation watch, keep an eye on
reassurance to tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous
supportive care to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better
sterile extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery
prophylaxis preventive treatment
sagittal divides the body along a hypothetical plane from right to left
coronal divides the body along a hypothetical plane from front to back
transverse divides the body from top to bottom
physician a skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school there are two types who practice in America: medical doctor (MD) and doctor of osteopathy (DO)
pediatrician a physician with special training in caring for children
surgeon a physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure
anesthesiologist a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control
epidemiologist a specialist in the study of the causes and distribution of diseases in populations and the use of this data to enhance public health
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