What does SOAP medical abbreviation mean?

What does the medical abbreviation SOAP mean?

In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the SOAP abbreviation. However, what is the meaning of the medical term SOAP?

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What is the meaning of SOAP medical abbreviation?

In medical field, the SOAP medical term stands for subjective, objective, assessment, plan.

SOAP: subjective, objective, assessment, plan

AB	Antibody; also Abortion
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Be	Beryllium (element)
C/O	Complains Of
CCA	calcium channel antagonist; common carotid artery
CMR	Chief Medical Resident
CN	Cranial Nerves
CPU	Chest Pain Unit
CTLSO	cervical thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis
CVAT	costovertebral angle tenderness
CVRB	critical value read back
ChE	cholinesterase
DISCUS	dyskinesia identification system condensed user scale
DISIDA	diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (cholescintigraphy)
DNI	Do Not Intubate
DS	Down’s Syndrome; degenerative spondylolisthesis; drug substance
EX LAP	Exploratory Laparotomy
HBIG	hepatitis B immune globulin
HbS	Hemoglobin S
Hem	hemoglobin
IDV	indinavir (antiviral drug)
Ig	immunoglobulin
L/R	left to right
LAC	Laceration
LAO	left anterior oblique
LITT	laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy
LSK	liver, spleen, kidneys
LTP	long-term potentiation
MC	medical corps
MCh	Master of Surgery (magister chirurgiae)
Neut	neutrophil
Ortho	orthopedics
PO	By Mouth
PSV	peak systolic velocity; pressure support ventilation; prostate-specific antigen
PTK	phototherapeutic keratectomy
PaO2	arterial oxygen partial pressure [case sensitive]
Phe	phenylalanine
RHF	right heart failure
RPM	revolutions per minute
SCID	severe combined immunodeficiency
SDP	single donor platelets
SPF	Sun Protection Formula
SVD	spontaneous vaginal delivery
TBBMD	total body bone mineral density
TMT	treadmill test
TRALI	transfusion-related acute lung injury
VL	vastis lateralis; viral load
c.n.s.	to be taken tomorrow night (cras nocte sumendus)
dau	daughter
mJ	millijoule
nsec	nanosecond