Assessment and plan

The assessment and plan (abbreviated A/P"[1] or A&P) is a component of an admission note.

  • Assessment includes a discussion of the differential diagnosis and supporting history and exam findings.
  • The plan is typically broken out by problem or system. Each problem should include:
    • brief summary of the problem, perhaps including what has been done thus far
    • orders for medications, labs, studies, procedures and surgeries to address the problem.
  • problems are commonly derived from

References

  1. "UW Internal Medicine Residency Program". Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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