Medical Terminology / Unit 15 MedTerm 0976 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The SOAP Note
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The idea
A SOAP note is a documentation format with four sections: subjective, objective, assessment, and plan.
In practice
SOAP is an acronym formed from the first letter of each section.
Where people slip
The four sections appear in this order, and each holds a different kind of information.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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