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Health Document Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| morbidity | the risk of being sick |
| mortality | the risk for dying |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| dorsum | top of foot or hand |
| prone | lying on belly |
| supine | lying down on back |
| review of systems | any concern/symptom not directly related to the chief complaint |
| HPI | history of present illness, the story of the symptoms |