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OBJECTIVE INFO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALERT | PATIENT CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, PATIENT IS RESPONSIVE |
| ORIENTED | PATIENT KNOWS WHO THEY ARE, AND WHAT TIME IT IS |
| AUSCULTATION | TO LISTEN (USUALLY WITH STETHOSCOPE) |
| PERCUSSION | TO HIT OR STRIKE AND THEN LISTEN FOR SOUND |
| PALPATION | TO FEEL SOMETHING; HOW SOMETHING FEELS CAN INDICIATE ITS CONDITION, BE IT NORMAL OR ABNORMAL |
| UNREMARKABLE | NORMAL |
| MARKED | STAND OUT |
| IMPRESSION | ANOTHER WORD FOR ASSESSMENT |
| ASSESSMENT | GATHERING AND ANALYZING OF THE FACT ABOUT THE PATIENT |
| DIAGNOSIS | USING THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA TO DETERMINE THE PATIENT'S CONDITION |
| DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS | BASED ON THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA, THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL CANNOT YET DETERMINE THE DIGANOSIS |
| PNEUMONIA | HEART CONDITION |
| BENIGN | NOT CANCEROUS |
| MALIGNANT | CANCEROUS |
| DEGENERATION | GETTING WORSE |
| ETIOLOGY | THE CAUSE |
| IDIOPATHIC | NO KNOWN CAUSE |
| REMISSION | NO LONGER HAVING THE SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE; USALLY WHEN REFERRING TO CANCER |
| RECURRENT | TO HAVE AGAIN |