General Assessment Terms Flashcards
1
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impression
A
assessment
2
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diagnosis
A
what the health care professional thinks the patient has
3
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differential diagnosis
A
a list of possible conditions the patient may have
4
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benign
A
safe
5
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malignant
A
dangerous problem
6
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degeneration
A
to be getting worse
7
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remission
A
to get better or improve, cancer
8
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ideopathic
A
no know specific cause
9
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localized
A
stays in a certain part of the body
10
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systemic/generalized
A
throughout the body
11
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prognosis
A
the chances for things getting better or worse
12
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occult
A
hidden
13
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lesion
A
diseased tissue
14
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recurrent
A
to have again
15
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sequela
A
a problem resulting from a disease or injury
16
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pending
A
waiting for
17
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pathogen
A
organism that causes the problem
18
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morbidity
A
risk of being sick
19
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mortality
A
the risk for dying
20
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etiology
A
the cause
