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SOAP Method and General Terms

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Term
Definition
S.O.A.P Type
acute   show Subjective  
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chronic   has been going on for a while   show
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show is getting worse   Subjective  
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show all of a sudden   Subjective  
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febrile   show Subjective  
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show to NOT have a fever   Subjective  
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malaise   not feeling well   show
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show more and more each day   Subjective  
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show something a patient feels   Subjective  
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noncontributory   not related to this specific problem   show
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lethargic   show Subjective  
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show it runs in the family   Subjective  
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show able to answer questions; responsive; interactive   Objective  
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show being aware of who they are, where they are, and the current time; patient aware of all three is "oriented times 3"   Objective  
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marked   it really stands out   show
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unremarkable   show Objective  
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auscultation   to listen   show
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percussion   to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration   show
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show to feel   Objective  
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show another way of saying assessment   Assessment  
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show what health care professional thinks the patient has   Assessment  
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differential diagnosis   a list of condition the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam   show
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show safe   Assessment  
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malignant   show Assessment  
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degeneration   show Assessment  
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show to get better or improve; does not mean cure; mostly from discussing cancer   Assessment  
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show no known specific cause; it just happens   Assessment  
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localized   stays in a certain area of the body   show
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systemic/generalized   show Assessment  
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prognosis   the chances for things getting better or worse   show
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occult   show Assessment  
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lesion   diseased tissue   show
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show to have again   Assessment  
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sequela   a problem resulting from a disease or injury   show
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pending   show Assessment  
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pathogen   show Public Health  
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show the risk for being sick   Public Health  
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mortality   the risk for dying   show
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show the cause   Public Health  
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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, ICU, normal hospital bed)   show
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discharge   literally, to unload; it has two meanings: 1. to send home (unload the patient from the health care setting to home) 2. fluid coming out of a part of the body (body unloading a fluid)   show
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palliative   treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause   show
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observation   watch, keep an eye on   show
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show to tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous   Plan  
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supportive care   to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better   show
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sterile   show Plan  
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prophylaxis   preventive treatment   show
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