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Subjective   Subject of how a patient experiences and personally describes his or her problem as well as personal and family medical histories.  
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Objective   Data collected. Example: Patient's physical exam, any laboratory findings, an imaging studies performed at the visit.  
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Assessment   a logical analysis formulated by the health care provider after gathering the pertinent information. Example: diagnosis, identification of a problem, or a list of possibilities for the diagnosis. Known as differential diagnosis.  
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Plan   Course of action consistent with the health care provider's assessment. could be a treatment with medicine or a procedure, or could consist of collecting further data to come to a more accurate diagnosis.  
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Prone   Lying down on the stomach  
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Supine   Lying down on the back  
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Sagittal   Divides the body in slices right to left  
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Coronal   Divides the body into slices from front to back  
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Transverse   Divides the body from top to bottom  
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PO   Per os (by mouth)  
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NPO   Nil per os (nothing by mouth)  
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PR   Per rectum (anal)  
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SC   Subcutaneous (under the skin)  
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