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POM I - Practice of Medicine - Write-Ups - Lecture 5
SUNY Upstate College of Medicine 2015
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Medical
Graduate
09/15/2011

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Term
Comprehensive Write-Up
Definition

1. Admission Note

 

2. New Patient note

 

3. "Physical Note"

 

4. Includes ALL segments of Hx

Term
Focused Write Ups
Definition

1. Progress Note

 

2. Acute Visit Note

 

3. Follow up Note

 

4. Contains SELECTED Hx and physical components that are relevant to CC.  

Term

T or F

 

Comprehensive Write Ups must be in chronological order

Definition

True

 

 

Term

T or F

 

In a comprehensive write up, vital signs may be excluded on a patient because it is irrelevant to check because of a particular chief complaint. 

Definition

False

 

Vital signs should be included on EVERY patient

Term
What is a Problem List?
Definition

Problem list definition:

 

All of the patient's acute and chronic problems

 

List them in decreasing order of severity.

Term
What goes in the Assessment/Plan category of a comprehensive write up?
Definition

Assessment: Possible diagnoses and your reason for those diagnoses

 

Plan: Any further diagnostic tests; how you're going to treat the problem

Term

Focused Write ups:

Acute Visit Note

 

What is a "S.O.A.P." note?

 

High Yield Question!

Definition

S: Subjective (Results from communication)

 

O: Objective  (Results from physical exam/diagnostic data

 

A: Assessment (Possible diagnoses)

 

P: Plan (further diagnostic tests; how you will treat problem)

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