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Med Term Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| S. O. A. P. | Subjective, Objective, Assesment, Plan |
| Acute | Just started recently, or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| Chronic | It has been going on for a while |
| Exacerbation | It is getting worse |
| Abrupt | All of a sudden |
| Febrile | To have a fever |
| Afebrile | To not have a fever |
| Malase | Generally not feeling well |
| Progressive | More and more each day |
| Symptom | Something a patient feels |
| Noncontributory | Not related to this specific problem |
| Lethargic | A decrease in level of consciousness; generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
| Genetic/hereditary | It runs in the family |
| Alert | Able to answer questions, responsive, interactive |
| Oriented | Being aware of who and where he/she is as well as the current time |
| Marked | It really stands out |
| Unremarkable | Normal |
| Auscultation | To listen |
| Percussion | To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel the resulting vibration |
| Palpation | To feel |
| Impression | Assessment |
| Diagnosis | What the healthcare professional thinks the patient has |
| Differential diagnosis | A list of conditions that 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 |
| Idiopathic | No known specific cause |
| 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 | 1. To send home 2. Fluid coming out of a part of the body |
| Palliative | Treating the symptoms rather than 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 trh patient feel better |
| Sterile | Extremely clean, germ free conditions |
| Prophylaxis | Preventative treatment |
| 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 |
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