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Chapter Two

TermDefinition
SOAP Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
acute it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom
chronic it has been going on for a while now
exacerbation it is getting worse
abrupt all of a sudden
febrile to have a fever
afebrile to not have a fever
malaise not feeling well
progressive more and more each day
symptom something a
noncontributory not related to this specific problem
lethargic a decrease in level of consciousness
genetic/hereditary it runs in the family
alert able to answer questions;responsive;interactie
oriented being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time
marked it really stands out
unremarked another way of saying normal
auscultation to listen
percussion to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration
palpation to feel
impression another way of saying assessment
diagnosis what the health care professional think the patient has
benign safe
mallgnant dangerous; a problem
degeneration to be getting worse
remission to get better or improve
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 chance for things getting better or worse
Created by: Cedesro12
 

 



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