From Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Condition

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An update about the status of the patients symptoms upon reevaluation or discharge

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Caveat

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An acceptable reason as to why the physician is unable to obtain a patients complete history

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Diagnosis

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What the doctor has determined to be the cause of the patients symptoms

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Disposition

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Where the patient will be going after leaving the medical facility

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Course notes

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A chronological timeline of what occurred during a patients stay in the medical facility

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Chief complaint

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The primary reason the patient came to see the physician

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Location

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The physical location of the pain

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Duration

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The amount of time that has passed since the pain or symptom began

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Timing

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The frequency of the pain or symptoms

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Quality

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The type of pain

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Severity

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The intensity of the pain

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Modifying factors

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What makes the pain better or worse

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Associated symptoms

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Symptoms related to the chief complaint

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EKG

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A test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart

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Family history

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Contains the hereditary conditions of the patients family members

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History of present Illness (hpi)

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A logical story of what lead the patient to come to the medical facility

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Labs

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Tests performed on body fluids and excretions in order to get information about the health of a patient

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Medical history

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Includes anything pertaining to the patients personal medical history (including preexisting conditions or surgeries)

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Orders

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Directions given by the doctor to perform tests or administer treatment or medication

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Past medical, family, social history (pfsh)

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Where you would document the patients personal medical, surgical, family and social history

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Physical examination (pe)

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The objective process by which a doctor investigates a patients body for signs of disease

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Prescription

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A written document given to a patient authorizing a medicine or treatment

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Procedures

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Actions performed by the physician during a patients stay in the medical facility, usually as part of treatment for the patients presenting problem (chief complaint)

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Radiology

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The use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease within human body

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Review of systems (ros)
Where you would document all of the patients other symptoms (positive and negative) that are not related to the chief complaint
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Social history
An age appropriate review of the patients past and current activities
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Vital signs
Indicators that may be watched measures and monitored to check an individual's level of physical functioning