From Chapter 1 Flashcards
Condition
An update about the status of the patients symptoms upon reevaluation or discharge
Caveat
An acceptable reason as to why the physician is unable to obtain a patients complete history
Diagnosis
What the doctor has determined to be the cause of the patients symptoms
Disposition
Where the patient will be going after leaving the medical facility
Course notes
A chronological timeline of what occurred during a patients stay in the medical facility
Chief complaint
The primary reason the patient came to see the physician
Location
The physical location of the pain
Duration
The amount of time that has passed since the pain or symptom began
Timing
The frequency of the pain or symptoms
Quality
The type of pain
Severity
The intensity of the pain
Modifying factors
What makes the pain better or worse
Associated symptoms
Symptoms related to the chief complaint
EKG
A test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of the heart
Family history
Contains the hereditary conditions of the patients family members
History of present Illness (hpi)
A logical story of what lead the patient to come to the medical facility
Labs
Tests performed on body fluids and excretions in order to get information about the health of a patient
Medical history
Includes anything pertaining to the patients personal medical history (including preexisting conditions or surgeries)
Orders
Directions given by the doctor to perform tests or administer treatment or medication
Past medical, family, social history (pfsh)
Where you would document the patients personal medical, surgical, family and social history
Physical examination (pe)
The objective process by which a doctor investigates a patients body for signs of disease
Prescription
A written document given to a patient authorizing a medicine or treatment
Procedures
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)
Radiology
The use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease within human body