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Medical Terms Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan Terms

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Term
Definition
Acute   Just started or is sharp, severe symptom  
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Chronic   It has been going on for awhile  
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Exacerbation   Its getting worse  
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Abrupt   All of sudden  
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Malaise   Not feeling well  
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Noncontributory   Not related to this specific problem  
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Lethargic   A decrease in the level of consciousness  
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Unremarkable   Another way of saying normal  
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Percussion   To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel vibration  
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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 thinks the patient has  
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Differential Diagnosis   List of conditions the patient could have  
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Benign   Safe  
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Malignant   Dangerous  
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Degeneration   Getting worse  
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Etiology   The cause  
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Remission   To get better or improve  
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Idiopathic   No known specific cause  
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Localized   Stays in a certain spot in the body  
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Systemic, Generalized   All over the body  
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Mortality   The risk of being sick  
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Prognosis   The chances of 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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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  
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Prophylaxis   Preventative treatment  
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Palliative   Treatment of symptoms  
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Supportive Care   To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better  
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