Chapter 2 - General Assessment Terms

Question 1

impression

Answer 1

another way of saying assessment

Question 2

diagnosis

Answer 2

what the health care professional thinks the patient has

Question 3

differential diagnosis

Answer 3

a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam

Question 4

benign

Answer 4

safe

Question 5

malignant

Answer 5

dangerous; a problem

Question 6

degeneration

Answer 6

to be getting worse

Question 7

remission

Answer 7

to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure

Question 8

idiopathic

Answer 8

no known specific cause; it just happens

Question 9

localized

Answer 9

stays in a certain part of the body

Question 10

systemic/generalized

Answer 10

all over the body (or most of it)

Question 11

prognosis

Answer 11

the chances for things getting better or worse

Question 12

occult

Answer 12

hidden

Question 13

lesion

Answer 13

diseased tissue

Question 14

recurrent

Answer 14

to have again

Question 15

sequela

Answer 15

a problem resulting from a disease or injury

Question 16

pending

Answer 16

waiting for

Question 17

pathogen

Answer 17

the organism that cause the problem

Question 18

morbidity

Answer 18

the risk for being sick

Question 19

mortality

Answer 19

the risk for dying

Question 20

etiology

Answer 20

the cause