Subjective Flashcards
1
Q
Subjective
A
What the patient says they are experiencing
2
Q
Acute
A
Sudden, short lasting (typically less than 2 weeks )
3
Q
Aggravating factor
A
Something which makes the problem worse
4
Q
Alleviating factor
A
Something that makes the problem better
5
Q
Chronic
A
Lasting a long time; typically more than 2 weeks
6
Q
Complaint
A
Reason for the patients visit
7
Q
Duration
A
How long something has lasted
8
Q
Gastrointestinal
A
Stomach and intestines
9
Q
Hematochezia
A
Blood in the stool
10
Q
History
A
What has happened to the patient up to this moment
11
Q
Musculoskeletal
A
Muscles and skeleton
12
Q
Radiating
A
thank sin that feel like it is moving from one spot to another
13
Q
Severity
A
How bad it is
14
Q
Symptom
A
What the patient feels or is experiencing
15
Q
Temporal
A
Having to do with time
