VITAL SIGNS
SOAP
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SUPPLIES AND INVENTORY
ABBREVIATIONS
100
The five vital sign considerations
What are T, P, R, BP, and pain?
100
Subjective information felt by the patient
What is a symptom?
100
Describes the process of having a malpractice heard by a person outside of the court system that has expertise in a certain area
What is arbitration?
100
Items that is ordered as necessary, such as holiday cards and appointment books
What are periodic supplies?
100
CC
What is chief complaint?
200
60-100 beats per minute
What is the normal range for pulse?
200
The letter in the acronym SOAP that identifies the treatment or course of action
What is the "P"?
200
Involves the patient's rights to receive all information about his/her condition in order to make a decision regarding treatment
What is informed consent?
200
Lists and organizes your supplies on hand by item description and quantity
What is inventory?
200
Dx
What is diagnosis?
300
This term is used to describe a body temperature that is normal or below normal range
What is afebrile?
300
Vital signs, physician's examination, lab results
What is objective information?
300
Broadly defined as a civil wrong committed against a person or their property
What is a tort?
300
Pieces of equipment that are used indefinitely
What are durable items?
300
NKDA
What is no known drug allergies?
400
Carotid, popliteal, and radial
What are pulse sites?
400
Determination made by the physician of the patient's condition
What is the assessment (diagnosis)?
400
Interfering with a person's right to be left alone
What is an invasion of privacy?
400
Provided by manufacturers for proper storage instructions
What is an MSDS?
400
Inj
What is injection?
500
Used to describe a patient with an elevated heart rate
What is tachycardia?
500
Documentation that lists the patient's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
What is SOAP?
500
Supplies that are necessary but do not threaten the efficiency of the office
What are incidental supplies?
500
S & S
What are signs and symptoms?
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