Which of the Following Is FALSE About the SOAP Method

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE about the SOAP method?

• A) Diagnostic work in medicine is very similar to the investigative work of a detective; thus the SOAP method begins with an analysis and ends with collecting data to confirm the diagnosis.
• B) Most medical notes share a consistent pattern in their organization and layout that reflects the SOAP thought process.
• C) SOAP is an acronym that stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan.
• D) SOAP reflects a general thought process used by most medical professionals.
• E) The SOAP method is repeated in every health care visit across all disciplines of medicine.

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Definitions:

Stratified Random Sample

A method of sampling that involves dividing a population into smaller groups, known as strata, and then randomly selecting samples from each stratum.

Sample Standard Deviation

Sample standard deviation is a statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean and is computed from the square root of the variance of the sample.

Sample Mean

The average value computed from a sample of a population, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Population Mean

The population mean is the average of all the values in a population. It is a measure of central tendency that summarises the characteristic of the entire population.