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1
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Guarded prognosis

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Refers to a prognosis given by a physician when the outcome of a patient’s illness is in doubt

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What word refers to a prognosis given by a physician when the outcome of a patient’s illness is in doubt

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Guarded prognosis

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ammenable

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open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

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open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

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ammenable

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elucidate

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to make something clear / explain

think: luc = light

‘to shed light on’

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another way to say:

“I would like to get more information”

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“I would like to elucidate further detail…”

“I would first elucidate his allergy history…”

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Better way to say

“I’ve already talked about this”

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“Which I have previously detailed”

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How would you describe when a patient has good insight into some aspects of their health, and poor insight into others?

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Variable insight

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9
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What is a good sentence to link problems

eg. OM due to foot ulcers & T2DM

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It is therefore very relevant to disucss his T2DM

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how to describe someone to is losing independence

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Threat to independence

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How could you describe someone who is NOT depressed

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She has a ‘positive outlook’

She is ‘well adjusted to her disabilities’

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How do you describe complete reduced sensation of the feet

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insensate feet

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a general phrase for ‘lots of things for to do’?

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There are many opportunities for optimisation

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Word to summarise issues which don’t ‘help’ each other / are opposiing

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Competing issues

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How would you describe discussing with another specialist?

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I would confer with my urology colleagues

have discussions; exchange opinions.

“the officials were conferring with allies”

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What is a word to describe “have discussions; exchange opinions”.

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Confer

I would confer with my surgical colleagues

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A set of symptoms

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Symptmatology

His sympotamtology is in keeping with fluid overload

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18
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How to quantify orthopnea?

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3 pillow orthopnea

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Right now

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At present

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How to link a problem of CV risk factors if they haven’t had IHD

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Although X had never need diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, she does have a number of significant risk factors.

Non-modifiable risk factors include…

Modifiable risk factors…

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21
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The next problem to discuss…

In regard to…

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The next problem is that of…

Regarding…

In regards to…

In terms of…

Concerning…

With respect to…

To elaborate on…

To his first / next problem, which is that of…

22
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Um

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23
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Someone who lives rural as a noun

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Their rurailty

24
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This could be representative of

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This could be emblematic of

25
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Overarching term for group of immunosupression

Overarching term if on one immunosupressive agent

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multimodal immunosupression therapy

single-agent immunsupression

immunosupression monotherapy

26
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Myxomatous

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Myxomatous degeneration of the cardiac valves is the non-inflammatory progressiveremodelling of the valve structure.

It can be primary degeneration or related to underlying CTD.

27
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in the summary, a way to summarise that a number of the issues are problems are inter-related

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intersecting medical issues

intersecting medical problems

i.e. this word indicates you’re synthesizing

28
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Low mood

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Pervasively low mood

Anhedonia (i.e. loss of pleasure)

29
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Don’t forget about this issue…

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… maintaining independence and QoL

30
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When there are a group of problems but there is one main issue eg obesity to discuss

The main issue

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The overarching problem

31
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When you want to refer to something as an acronym from now on

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Human immunodeficiency virus which I will herein or hereafter refer to as HIV

32
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Michelle Leech immunosupression and Infection speil?

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33
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NOT blood sugar level but..

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blood glucose level

34
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Medications not accounted for

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Medications for which I have not accounted include

35
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Pap smear

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Cervical screening

36
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When a patient doesn’t check they’re BGL prior to driving…

When a patient hasn’t had their denosumab injection in > 6 months…

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“Of concern she does not check her BGL prior to driving”

“Of concern, she is overdue for her denosumab with her last dose > 6 months ago”

37
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Sentence for educating a patient with poor insight

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I need to have an open, frank discussion with Latoya with honest and clear communication.

I would involve those closest to her including her sister and her GP.

38
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Good term for diabetes post transplant or steroid induced diabetes?

A

New onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT)

Glucocorticoid-induced diabetes

39
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Names for MTX and other conventional, biological, and targetted synthetic DMARDs…

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Steroid Sparing Agents

40
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Adverbs to give your opinion that this is important

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Importantly

Interestingly

Of note

Notably

41
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Adverbs to give your opinion that this is concerning

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Concerningly

Notably

Worryingly

Alarmingly

42
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Adverbs to give your opinion this is good information

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Pleasingly

Reassuringly

I am pleased to note

43
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Regimen or regime?

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Drug regimen

(Regime is for Kings and Queens)

44
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When you’re answering a question and you are aware you might not 100% know

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“To my knowledge” then state what you know

45
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Hepatitis C complicated by cirrhosis

Diabetes complicated by peripheral neuropathy

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consequent

Hepatitis C and consequent cirrhosis

Diabetes and consequent peripheral neuropathy

46
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Complications of both the disease itself and its treatment

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Treatment and disease-related complications

47
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Grades of financial stress

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  • Comfortable without financial stressors
  • Low income, without current, active financial stressors
  • Surviving financially on a low income
  • Current financial stressors
48
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When a patient says something

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citing

He reports current life stressors citing unfair dismissal at work

49
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Pressure ulcer

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Decubitis ulcer

50
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Assess risk

A

Risk stratify

51
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Stroke of unclear origin

A

Cryptogenic stroke

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