Abbreviations
Disease Categories
Disease Course
Disease outcome
healthcare settings
100
A & P
What is anatomy and physiology?
100
Caused by spontaneous mutation in a person's gene or chromosome that is inherited
What is hereditary?
100
Any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by a the patient
What is a symptom?
100
Sudden in nature and severe in intensity
What is acute?
100
Department that provides services to support the medical and surgical care given in a hospital.
What is ancillary department?
200
ICU
What is intensive care unit?
200
Caused by exposure to a disease while in the hopsital environment
What is nosocomial?
200
using a stethescope to listen
What is auscultation?
200
A disease that continues for 3 months or more
What is chronic?
200
Facility where minor surgical procedures are performed.
What is Ambulatory Surgery Center?
300
NP
What is nurse practitioner?
300
Caused by the progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging process
What is degenerative?
300
A determination based on knowledge about the cause of the patient;s symptoms and signs
What is a diagnosis?
300
Sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms and signs.
What is exacerbation?
300
Facility for patients who have a terminal illness. Can also be provided in the patient's home.
What is hospice.
400
PCP
What is primary care physician?
400
Having no identifiable or confirmed cause
What is idiopathic?
400
A sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms or signs
What is exacerbation?
400
the predicted outcome of a disease
What is the prognosis?
400
Residential facility for persons who are unable to take care of themselves.
What is long-term care facility?
500
D.P.M
What is doctor of podiatric medicine?
500
Caused by medicine or treatment that was given to the patient
What is iatrogenic?
500
A disease that is resistant to treatment
What is refractory?
500
A temporary improvement in the sumptoms and signs of a disease without the underlying disease being cured.
What is remission?
500
Supportive medical and nursing care that keeps the patient comfortable but does not cure the disease.
What is palliative?
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