Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Imp

English answer:

(diagnostic) impression

Added to glossary by Charles Davis
Mar 30, 2014 11:01
10 yrs ago
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English term

Imp

English Medical Medical: Health Care Patient Report
In the same patient report, as below:

See in GP's surgery. Vomiting illness at weekend. No vomiting for 24hrs+ but nauseated again today. E/O ENT normal. well hydrated, abdo soft. Imp Gatstroenteritis. Advice. For review with urine it not settling.

What does "Imp" mean here?

Thank you.
Change log

Mar 30, 2014 12:04: Jessica Noyes changed "Term asked" from "Imp (disease)" to "Imp"

Apr 6, 2014 07:31: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

Discussion

Marta Di Pasquale Mar 30, 2014:
Maybe "important"
Tuncay Kurt (asker) Mar 30, 2014:
symptoms The symptoms before Imp Gastroenteritis actually suggests this disease but I am not sure either.
Tony M Mar 30, 2014:
implication? Might conceivably mean that these symptoms "may imply g/e"

But please note I am not a medical expert!
DLyons Mar 30, 2014:
Impending?

Responses

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49 mins
English term (edited): imp (disease)
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(clinical) impression

I think this is most likely in the context. In lists of medical abbreviations, "IMP" is found with several meanings:

"IMP, immuno magnetic particles.
Imp, impression.
IMP, improved.
IMP, inosine 5'-monophosphate."
http://abbreviations.virtualsplat.com/category/medical-abbre...

"Improved" would be plausible if the document were dealing here with the recent clinical history of the patient. But here it occurs in the list of observations in the physical examination, and most probably corresponds to a tentative diagnosis corresponding to the symptoms just reported.

"Generally, however, the medical record begins with the patient's chief complaint (CC), medical history (Hx), or history of the present illness (HPI) plus past history (Past Hx), and review of systems (ROS). There may be separate entries for family history (Fam Hx) and/or social history (Soc Hx). Next is the physical examination (PE), usually listed by organ systems of the body.
Either directly following the history and physical examination, or at some point later, the physician will first state an impression (Imp), tentative diagnosis (Dx), or differential diagnosis (DDx). For some patients, the presence of a possible malignancy will be first detected on the initial physical examination in the hospital."
http://training.seer.cancer.gov/abstracting/procedures/

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Note added at 54 mins (2014-03-30 11:55:28 GMT)
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The following document contains several clinical reports with "IMP" where it does seem to mean "impression" (in the sense of preliminary diagnosis):

"IMP: several issues which need to be followed up."
"IMP: infective exacerbation COPD."
"IMP: Herpes zoster."
And so on
http://www.icgp.ie/speck/properties/asset/asset.cfm?type=Doc...
Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew : Glossary Of Terms ABG – Arterial Blood Gas Apnoea - The absence ... www.sortandreport.com/files/Glossary Of Terms.pdf‎ IMP – Impression. Peritonitis – Inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity. MSU –Mid Stream Urine. N.A.D – Nothing abnormal
37 mins
Thanks, Liz, and thanks for the reference too :)
agree Michael Barnett : As a physician, given the context, your answer is correct without even the slightest doubt. It is short for diagnostic impression.
2 hrs
Thank you very much, Michael. Your professional view is greatly valued.
agree Lirka : Very very likely; all other options suggested are out, IMHO
3 hrs
Thanks very much, lirka :)
agree Phong Le
16 hrs
Thank you, Phong Le!
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English term (edited): imp (disease)

Improved

"E/O ENT normal. well hydrated, abdo soft. Imp Gatstroenteritis"

All these are positive symptoms, so Imp could mean improved here.

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-03-30 11:17:24 GMT)
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