The SOAP in patient medical record charting may be defined as
A) S-symptoms, O-observations, A-actual findings, P-procedures.
B) S-subjective, O-objective, A-assessment, P-plan.
C) S-signs, O-observations, A-auscultation, P-percussion.
D) S-standardized, O-original, A-assessment, P-plan.

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The SOAP in patient medical record charting typically stands for subjective (what the patient reports), objective (what the healthcare provider observes or measures), assessment (professional judgment based on the information gathered), and plan (treatment or next steps). Therefore, the correct choice is B which matches this definition.

The SOAP in Patient Medical Record Charting May Be Defined