Table 3.

Definitions and examples of dictionaries

	Definition	Example
Keywords	Terms looked up in the sentence with a problem	One of his brothers has had a myocardial infarction.
Preceding words/phrases	Terms can be looked up before the problem in a sentence	Percocet, 5/325, 1-2 tabs PO q4-6h prn pain.
Succeeding words/phrases	The term looked up after the problem in a sentence	Return to the ER for high fevers, vomiting, uncontrolled pains or other concerns as needed.
Termination words	The term signifying the invalidation of signal words	In terms of his liver abnormalities, it was felt that viral hepatitis was in the differential but also was felt that Bactrim could be a cause of these abnormalities.
Self-indicative	The problem in a sentence that includes information itself, such as the prefix ‘a-’	In ‘asymptomatic,’ and ‘non-tender’, the prefixes ‘a-’ and ‘non-’ are self-indicative
Personal nouns	Personal nouns qualifying nouns	His pain