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Chapters 1-2

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Term
Definition
a   not  
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ab   away  
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ad   toward  
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an   not  
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ante   before  
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anti   against  
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bi   two  
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brady   slow  
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circum   around  
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con   with, together  
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contra   against  
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de   down, away from  
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dia   through  
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dys   bad  
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e   out  
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ec   out  
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ecto   outside  
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en   in, inside  
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endo   in, inside  
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epi   upon  
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eu   good  
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ex   out  
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exo   ouside  
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extra   outside  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   over  
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hypo   under  
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inter   between  
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angio   blood vessel  
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arthro   joint  
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cardio   heart  
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dermo, dermato   skin  
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entero   small intestine  
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gastro   stomach  
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geno   generation, cause  
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hemo, hemato   blood  
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hepato   liver  
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hydro   water  
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morpho   change  
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musculo   muscle  
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myo   muscle  
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myco   fungus  
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necro   death  
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neuro   nerve  
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ortho   straight  
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patho   suffering, disease  
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phago   eat  
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plaso   formation  
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pneumo, pneumono   lung  
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pulmono   lung  
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pyo   pus  
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sclero   hard  
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steno   narrowing  
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tropho   nourishment, development  
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vaso, vasculo   blood vessel  
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xeno   foreign  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-ar, -ary   pertaining to  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   puncture  
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-desis   binding  
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-dynia   pain  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ectomy   removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   written record  
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-graph   instrument used to produce a record  
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-graphy   writing procedure  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   presence of  
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-iatrics   medical science  
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-iatrist   specialist in medicine of  
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-iatry   medical science  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-icle   small  
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-ism   condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-ium   tissue, structure  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   loosen, break down  
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intra   in, inside  
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macro   large  
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micro   small  
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mono   one  
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multi   many  
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oligo   few  
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pan   all  
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peri   around  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre   before  
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pro   before, on behalf of  
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re   again  
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semi   half  
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sub   beneath  
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sym   with, together  
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syn   with, together  
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tachy   fast  
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trans   through  
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uni   one  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-old   resembling  
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-ole   small  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficency  
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-pexy   surfical fixation  
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-plasty   reconstruction  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   excessive flow  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   instrument used to look  
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-scopy   process of looking  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-stomy   creation of an opening  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tomy   incision  
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-ula   small  
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-y   condition, process  
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VS   vital signs  
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T   temperature  
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BP   blood pressure  
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HR   heart rate  
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RR   respiratory rate  
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Ht   height  
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Wt   weight  
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BMI   body mass index (based on height & weight)  
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I/O   intake/output  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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DDx   differential diagnosis  
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Tx   treatment  
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Rx   prescription  
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H&P   history & physical  
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Hx   history  
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CC   chief complaint  
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HPI   history of present illness  
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ROS   review of symptoms  
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PMHx   past medical history  
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FHx   family history  
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NKDA   no know drug allergies  
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PE   physical exam  
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Pt   patient  
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y/o   years old  
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h/o   history of  
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PCP   primary care provider  
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f/u   follow up  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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HEENT   head, eyes, ears, nose, & throat  
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PERRLA   pupils are equal, round, & reactive to light & accomidation  
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NAD   no acute distress  
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CV   cardiovascular  
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RRR   regular rate & rhythm (heart rate)  
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CTA   clear to auscultation (lungs)  
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WDWN   well developed, well nourished  
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A&O   alert & oriented  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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NOS   not otherwise specified  
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NEC   not elsewhere classified  
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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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IM   intramuscular  
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SC   subcutaneous (under the skin)  
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IV   intravenous  
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CVL   central venous line  
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PICC   peripherally inserted central catheter  
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Sig   instructions short for signa, from Latin for "label"  
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BID   twice daily  
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TID   three times daily  
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Q   every  
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QD   daily  
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QID   for times daily  
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QHS   at night  
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AC   before meals  
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PC   after meals  
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prn   as needed  
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ad lib   as desired  
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S in SOAP   subjective  
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O in SOAP   objective  
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A in SOAP   assessment  
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P in SOAP   plan  
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acute   it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom  
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chronic   it has been going on for a while now  
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exacerbation   it is getting worse  
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abrupt   all of a sudden  
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febrile   to have a fever  
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afebrile   to not have a fever  
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malaise   not feeling well  
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progressive   more and more each day  
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symptom   something a patient feels  
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noncontributory   net related to this specific problem  
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lethargic   a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally  
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genetic, hereditary   it runs in the family  
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alert   able to answer questions; responsive, interactive  
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oriented   being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, & the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented x3"  
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marked   it really stands out  
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unremarkable   another way of saying normal  
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auscultation   to listen  
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percussion   to hit something & listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument  
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palpation   to feel  
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impression   another way of saying assessment  
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diagnosis   what the health care professional things the patient has  
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differential diagnosis   a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam  
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benign   safe  
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malignant   dangerous; a problem  
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degeneration   to be getting worse  
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etiology   the cause  
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remission   to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure  
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idiopathic   no known specific cause; it just happens  
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localized   stays in a certain part of the body  
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systemic, generalized   all over the body (or most of it)  
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morbidity   the risk for dying  
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prognosis   the chances for things getting better or worse  
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occult   hidden  
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pathogen   the organism that causes the problem  
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lesion   diseased tissue  
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recurrent   to have again  
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sequelae   a problem resulting from a disease or injury  
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pending   waiting for  
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disposition   what happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, the ICU, normal hospital bed)  
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discharge   to unload-to send home, fluid coming out of a part of the body  
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prophylaxis   preventative treatment  
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palliative   treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause  
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observation   watch, keep an eye on  
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reassurance   to tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous  
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supportive care   to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better  
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sterile   extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery  
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proximal   closer to the center  
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distal   farther away from the center  
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lateral   out to the side  
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medial   toward the midline  
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ventral, antral, anterior   the front  
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dorsal, posterior   the back  
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cranial   toward the top  
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caudal   toward the bottom  
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superior   above  
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inferior   below  
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prone   lying down on belly  
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supine   lying down on back  
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contralateral   opposite side  
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ipsilateral   same side  
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unilateral   one side  
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bilateral   both sides  
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dorsum   the top of the hand or foot  
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plantar   the sole of the foot  
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palmar   the palm of the hand  
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sagital   divides the body in slices right to left  
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coronal   divides the body in slices from front to back  
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transverse   divides the body from tom to bottom  
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physician (MD or DO)   a skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school  
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pediatrician   a physician with special training in caring for children  
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surgeon   a physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure  
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anesthesiologist   a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control  
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physician assistant (PA)   a midlevel health care provider who works under the license of a supervising physician; requires postgraduate training  
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nurse practitioner (NP)   a nurse with postgraduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician  
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emergency medical technician (EMT)   specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility  
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speech therapist   specially trained in evaluating & treating problems with speech and/or swallowing  
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occupational therapist   specially trained in evaluating & treating problems with performing daily activities at home, school or work  
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physical therapist   specially trained in evaluating & treating physical impairments including disabilities or recovery from an injury  
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respiratory therapist   specially trained in evaluating & treating patient's respiratory issued under the guidance of a health care provider  
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dietician   specially trained in evaluating the nutritional status of a patient & developing an appropriate diet plan  
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licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN)   trained & certified to provide basic care to a patient  
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registered nurse (RN)   an advanced level nurse who has completed an associate's or bachelor's degree; often assists with patience care planning & patient education  
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medical assistant (MA)   trained to carry our basic administrative & clinical tasks under the guidance of a health care provider  
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pathologist   a physician with special training in both evaluating the causes and effects of disease & in laboratory medicine  
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medical laboratory technician   trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids  
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phlebotomist   trained in the removal of blood from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes  
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radiology   a physician specifically trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury  
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radiology technician   trained to perform radiologic testing or administer radiation therapy under the direction of a health care provider  
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ultrasonagrapher   trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient  
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pharmacist   trained & licensed in preparing & dispensing medicine  
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pharmacy technician   trained to assist a pharmacist with pharmacy-related tasks  
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patient service coordinator   handles administrative tasks & coordinates patient care  
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medical transcriptionist   trained in converting the voice-recored dictations of health care providers into text format  
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CCU   coronary care unit  
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ECU   emergency care unit  
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ER   emergency room  
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ED   emergency department  
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ICU   intensive care unit  
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PICU   pediatric intensive care unit  
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NICU   neonatal intensive care unit  
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SICU   surgical intensive care unit  
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PACU   post-anesthesia care unit  
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L&D   labor & delivery  
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OR   operating room  
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post-op   after surgery  
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pre-op   before surgery  
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