Unit 2 - Health Records Flashcards
SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
acute
started recently or sharp severe symptom
chronic
been going on for a while now
exacerbation
getting worse
abrupt
all of a sudden
febrile
to have fever
afrebrile
to not have a fever
malaise
not feeling well
progressive
more and more each day
symptom
something a patient feels
noncontributory
not related to specific problem
lethargic
decrease level of consciousness
genetic/hereditary
runs in the family
alert
able to answer questions; responsive; reactive
oriented
being aware of who, where and current time
all three is “oriented x3”
marked
really stands out
unremarkable
another way of saying normal
auscultation
to listen
percussion
to hit and listen to resulting sound or feel for resulting vibration
palpation
to feel
impression
another way pf saying assessment
diagnosis
what health professional thinks the patient has
differential diagnosis
list of conditions the patient may have eased on symptoms exhibited and results of exam
benign
safe
malignant
dangerous; a problem
degeneration
to be getting worse
etiology
the cause
remission
to get better or improve; does not mean cured
idiopathic
no known specific cause; it just happens
localized
stays in a certain part of the body
systemic/generalized
all over the body
morbidity
the risk for dying
prognosis
chances for things to get better or worse
occult
hidden
pathogen
organism causing the problem
lesion
diseased tissue
recurrent
to have again
sequelae
a problem resulting from disease or injury
pending
waiting for
disposition
what happened to a patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where patient went after the visit (home, ICU, etc)
discharge
“unload”
- to send patient home (unload patient)
- fluid coming out of a part of the body
prophylaxis
preventative treatment
palliative
treating the symptoms, but not getting rid of the cause
observation
watch, keep an eye on
reassurance
to tell patient that the problem id not serious or dangerous
supportive care
to treat the symptoms and make patient feel better
sterile
extremely clean, germ-free conditions
proximal
closer to the center
distal
away from the center
lateral
out to the side
medial
towards the middle
ventral/antral/anterior
the front
dorsal/posterior
the back
cranial
toward the top
caudal
towards the bottom
superior
above
inferior
below
prone
lying on the belly
supine
lying on the back