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MED105
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | Started recently, sharp severe symptom |
| Chronic | Been going on for a while now |
| Exacerbation | 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 patient feels |
| Noncontributory | related to specific problem |
| Lethargic | Decrease in consciousness |
| Genetic/Hereditary | Runs in the family |
| Alert | Able to answer questions, responsive, interactive |
| Oriented | A patient that is aware of who, where and the time |
| Marked | Really stands out |
| Unremarkable | Normal |
| Auscultation | Listen |
| Percussion | To hit something and listen to the resulting sound and feel of a vibration |
| Palpation | To feel |
| Impression | Assessment |
| Diagnosis | What the health care professional thinks the patient has |
| Differential Diagnosis | Conditions the patient may have based on their symptoms |
| Benign | Safe |
| Malignant | Dangerous, a problem |
| Degeneration | To be getting worse |
| Remission | To get better or to improve |
| Idiopathic | No known specific cause |
| Localized | Stays in certain parts of the body |
| Systemic/Generalized | All over the body |
| Prognosis | The chances of things getting better or worse |
| Occut | Hidden |
| Lesion | Diseased Tissue |
| Recurrent | To have gain |
| Sequela | A problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| Morbidity | The risk of being sick |
| Etiology | The cause of |
| Disposition | End of visit with ED notes, where the patient went after visit (home, ICU, etc.) |