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Subjective (Soap)
Subjective Terms (Soap)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute (ah-KYOOT) | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| Chronic (KRAWN-ik) | it has been going on for a while now |
| Exacerbation (eks-AS-er-BAY-shun) | it is getting worse |
| Abrupt (ah-BRUPT) | all of a sudden |
| Febrile (FEH-brail) | to have a fever |
| Afebrile (uh-FEB-ril) | to not have a fever |
| Malaise (mah-LAYZ) | not feeling well |
| progressive (proh-GREH-siv) | more and more each day |
| symptom (SIM-tom) | something a patient feels |
| noncontributory (NON-kon-TRIH-byoo-TOR-ee) | not related to this specific problem |