Scribe Vocab Flashcards
1
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Subjective vs. Objective
A
Feeling vs. Fact
2
Q
Chief Complaint
A
The main reason for the patient’s ED visit
3
Q
Medical Decision Making
A
The physician’s thought process
4
Q
Pain vs. Tenderness
A
Patient’s feeling vs. Physician’s assessment
5
Q
Benign
A
Normal, nothing of concern
6
Q
Distress
A
The doctor’s judgement of discomfort
7
Q
Febrile
A
The state of having a fever, concerning for infection
8
Q
Acute
A
New onset, likely concerning
9
Q
Chronic
A
Long-standing, not of direct concern
10
Q
Baseline
A
An individual’s normal state of being
11
Q
Auscultation
A
Listening with a stethoscope
12
Q
Palpation
A
The act of pressing on an area (by the doctor)
13
Q
Inpatient
A
Admitted to the hospital overnight
14
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Outpatient
A
Seen and sent home the same day
