Medical Record & Health History Flashcards
Chapter 1
Medical Record
a written record of important information regarding a patient, their care, and progress of their condition.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is HIPPA?
Symptom
a symptom is any change in the body or its functioning that indicates the presence of disease.
Subjective symptom
Objective symptom
Charting
the process of making written entries about a patient in the medical records.
Patient
an individual receiving medical care.
Review of Systems (ROS)
Diagnosis
the scientific method of determining and identifying a patient’s condition.
Prognosis
the probable course and outcome of a patient’s condition and the patient’s prospects for recovery.
an assumption of what the symptoms are representing.
Chief Complaint (CC)
New patient vs. Established patient
Medical Office Administrative Docs
Dysuria
difficult or painful urination.
Polyuria
increased output of urine.
admin
administer (med. abbreviation)
amt
amount (med. abbreviation)
approx
approximately (abbreviation)
appt
appointment (med. abbreviation)
ASA
acetylsalicylic acid / aspirin (med. abbreviation)
ASAP
as soon as possible (med. abbreviation)
BC
birth control (med. abbreviation)
bid
twice a day (med. abbreviation)
BM
bowel movement (abbreviation)
BP
blood pressure (med. abbreviation)
BPM
beats per minute (med. abbreviation)
BS
blood sugar (med. abbreviation)
c̅
with (med. abbreviation)
CC
chief complaint (med. abbreviation)
CMA (AAMA)
certified medical assistant (American Association of Medical Assistants)
CCMA (NHA)
certified clinical medical assistant (National Healthcareer Association)
c/o
complains of (med. abbreviation)
d
day (med. abbreviation)
/d
per day (med. abbreviation)
d/c
discontinue (med. abbreviation)
DOB
date of birth (med. abbreviation)
DVA
distance visual acuity (med. abbreviation)
ED
emergency department (med. abbreviation)
EDD
expected date of delivery (med. abbreviation)
F/U
follow up (med. abbreviation)
Fx
fracture (med. abbreviation)
GYN
gynecology (med. abbreviation)
h | hr
hour (med. abbreviation)
H/A
headache (med. abbreviation)
HBP
high blood pressure (med. abbreviation)
Hep B
hepatitis B vaccine (med. abbreviation)
H₂O
water (med. abbreviation)
HR
heart rate (med. abbreviation)
ht
height (med. abbreviation)