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SOAP Method and General Terms

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Term
Definition
S.O.A.P Type
acute   started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom   Subjective  
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chronic   has been going on for a while   Subjective  
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exacerbation   is getting worse   Subjective  
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abrupt   all of a sudden   Subjective  
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febrile   to have a fever   Subjective  
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afebrile   to NOT have a fever   Subjective  
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malaise   not feeling well   Subjective  
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progressive   more and more each day   Subjective  
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symptom   something a patient feels   Subjective  
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noncontributory   not related to this specific problem   Subjective  
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lethargic   a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is a general indication that the patient is really sick   Subjective  
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genetic/hereditary   it runs in the family   Subjective  
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alert   able to answer questions; responsive; interactive   Objective  
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oriented   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   Objective  
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unremarkable   another way of saying normal   Objective  
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auscultation   to listen   Objective  
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percussion   to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration   Objective  
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palpation   to feel   Objective  
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impression   another way of saying assessment   Assessment  
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diagnosis   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   Assessment  
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benign   safe   Assessment  
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malignant   dangerous; a problem   Assessment  
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degeneration   to be getting worse   Assessment  
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remission   to get better or improve; does not mean cure; mostly from discussing cancer   Assessment  
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idiopathic   no known specific cause; it just happens   Assessment  
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localized   stays in a certain area of the body   Assessment  
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systemic/generalized   all over the body ( or most of it)   Assessment  
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prognosis   the chances for things getting better or worse   Assessment  
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occult   hidden   Assessment  
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lesion   diseased tissue   Assessment  
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recurrent   to have again   Assessment  
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sequela   a problem resulting from a disease or injury   Assessment  
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pending   waiting for   Assessment  
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pathogen   organism that causes the problem   Public Health  
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morbidity   the risk for being sick   Public Health  
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mortality   the risk for dying   Public Health  
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etiology   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)   Plan  
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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)   Plan  
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palliative   treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause   Plan  
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observation   watch, keep an eye on   Plan  
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reassurance   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   Plan  
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sterile   extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery`   Plan  
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prophylaxis   preventive treatment   Public Health  
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