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week 4
pt 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | it 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 sudden |
| Febrile | to have a fever |
| Malaise | 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: in a medical record, this is 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 he or she is: where he or she is, and the current time a patient who is aware of all three is " Oriented x3 |
| 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 aree 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 |
| Mallgnant | dangerous: a problem |
| Degeneration | to be getting worse |
| Remission | to get better or improve: most often used when discussing cancer": remission does not have a cure |
| Idiopathic | no known specific cause: it just happens |
| Localized | stays in a certain part if the body |
| Systemic/ generalized | all over the body ( or most of it) |
| Prognosis | the chance for things getting better or worse |
| Occult | hidden |