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Med Term Chapter 2

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S. O. A. P.   Subjective, Objective, Assesment, Plan  
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Acute   Just started recently, or is a sharp, severe symptom  
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Chronic   It has been going on for a while  
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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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Malase   Generally 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   Not related to this specific problem  
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Lethargic   A decrease in level of consciousness; generally an indication that the patient is really sick  
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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 and where he/she is as well as the current time  
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Marked   It really stands out  
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Unremarkable   Normal  
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Auscultation   To listen  
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Percussion   To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel the resulting vibration  
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Palpation   To feel  
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Impression   Assessment  
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Diagnosis   What the healthcare professional thinks the patient has  
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Differential diagnosis   A list of conditions that 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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Remission   To get better or improve  
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Idiopathic   No known specific cause  
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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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Prognosis   The chances for things getting better or worse  
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Occult   Hidden  
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Lesion   Diseased tissue  
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Recurrent   To have again  
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Sequela   A problem resulting from a disease or injury  
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Pending   Waiting for  
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Pathogen   The organism that causes the problem  
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Morbidity   The risk for being sick  
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Mortality   The risk for dying  
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Etiology   The cause  
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Disposition   What happened to the patient at the end of the visit  
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Discharge   1. To send home 2. Fluid coming out of a part of the body  
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Palliative   Treating the symptoms rather than 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 trh patient feel better  
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Sterile   Extremely clean, germ free conditions  
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Prophylaxis   Preventative treatment  
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Proximal   Closer in 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 middle  
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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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