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chapter 1, 2, 3

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Term
Definition
ULTIMA   U- THE LAST SYLLABLE  
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ROOT   FOUNDATION OR SUBJECT OF THE TERM  
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SUFFIX   ENDING THAT GIVES ESSENTIAL MEANING TO THE TERM  
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PREFIX   ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A TERM WHEN NEEDED TO FURTHER MODIFY THE ROOT  
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HOW TO READ A MEDICAL TERM   SUFFIX FIRST, THEN PREFIX (IF THERE IS ONE), THE ROOT OR ROOTS  
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MEDICAL LANGUAGE?   ALLOWS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO BE CLEAR, COMMUNICATE QUICKLY, AND PROVIDE COMFORT TO PATIENTS  
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WHERE DOES MEDICAL LANGUAGE COME FROM? ANCIENT LANGUAGES?   GREEK AND LATIN  
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PENULT   P- ALMOST THE LAST SYLLABLE  
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ANTEPENTULT   A- THE ONE THAT OS JUST BEFORE THE PENULT  
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PERSON WIDELY CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF WESTERN MEDICINE   HIPPOCRATES  
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THE SOAP METHOD   THE 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION DOCUMENTED BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN A MEDICAL NOTE S- SUBJECTIVE O- OBJECTIVE A - ASSESSMENT P- PLAN  
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SUPINE AND PRONE   SUPINE - LYING DOWN ON BACK PRONE - LYING ON BELLY  
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THE MAIN RESON FOR A PATIENTS VISIT IS THE ?   CHIEF COMPLAINT  
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE REPORT DOCUMENTED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO ASSESS THE PATIENT EACH DAY?   PROGRESS NOTE, DAILY REPORT  
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SUBJECTIVE   S- SUBJECTIVE - WHAT THE PATIENT SAYS  
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OBJECTIVE   O- OBJECTIVE - WHAT THE TEST REVEALS  
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ASSESSMENT   A - ASSESSMENT - THE ANALYSIS OF THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE INFORMATION - PREFORMED BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  
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PLAN   P- PLAN - THE COURSE OF ACTION FOR THE PATIENT  
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EHR   ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD  
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BODY PLANES   CORONAL - DIVIDES THE BODY FROM FRONT TO BACL TRANSVERSE - DIVIDES THE BODY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM SAGITTAL - DIVIDES THE BODY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT  
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THE SKIN DOES WHAT?   SERVES AS PROTECTION TO THE BODY FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FROM GERMS AND IRRITANTS FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS  
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM   THE SKIN: FIRST LAYER IS THE EPIDERMIS THE THE DERMIS  
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DERMIS CONTAINS WHAT?   HAIR, GLANDS, NERVES MADE UP OF FEW CELLS AND MANY THICK FIBERS STRONG AND FLEXIBLE  
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EPIDERMIS   MADE UP OF SQUAMOUS CELLS LOOKS LIKE SCALES UNDER A MICROSCOPE  
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CENTRIFUNGAL VS CENTRIPETAL   Rashes that start from the middle and work their way outward are centrifugal. Rashes that spread from the outside inward are centripetal.  
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BUMPS   PAPULES <1CM SMALL SOLID MASS NODULES >1CM A SOLID MASS THAT EXTENDS DEEPER INTO THE SKIN PLAQUES - LARGE AND FLAT, SOLID MASS ON SURFACE OF SKIN TUMORS- A LARGER SOLID MASS  
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BUMPS WITH FLUID   VESICLES - <1CM FIILED WITH CLEAR FLUID - A SMALL BILSTER BULLAE - >1CM FILLED WITH CLEAR FLUID PUSTULES - FILLED WITH PUS ABSCESSES- ARE LARGE PUSTULES  
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BURNS   1ST DEGREE BURN - EPIDERMIS LAYER - SUNBURN 2ND DEGREE BURN - DEEPER BURN INVOLVING THE DERMIS 3RD DEGREE BURN - SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER- 4TH DEGREE BURN - UNDERLYING TISSUE LIKE THE BONE, MUSLE, FASCIA  
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SKIN BIOPSY   EXCISIONAL - REMOVAL OF A PART OF THE LESION SHAVE - REMOVED WITH A SLICE OF A BLADE PUNCH - PUNCHED OUT USINF A DEVISE  
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CULTURE & SENSITIVITY   GROWING MICROORGANISM IN ISOLATIN IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH DRUG THEY MIGHT RESPOND TO  
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