MLP CLASS	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLES
P A T I E N T • A R E A
H-PT	words referring to patient	Patient complained of diarrhea
H-PTAREA	anatomical area	Lesion is located at the base of the lung.
H-PTDESCR	occupation, nationality, traits	Patient is affable. Patient is a carpenter.
H-PTFUNC	physiological function	Appetite poor. Patient has range of motion of the left shoulder.
H-PTLOC	anatomical location relation	Fracture radiates from left shoulder.
H-PTMEAS	anatomical measure	Weight 127 lbs. Normal cardiac size.
H-PTPALP	palpated body part	No liver.
H-PTPART	body part	Patient has metacarpal stiffness.
H-PTSPEC	specimen type	Right knee shavings.
H-PTVERB	verb with patient subject	Patient suffered a myocardial infarction.
T E S T / E X A M • A R E A
H-OBSERVE	verbs of observation	No ataxia was detected on finger-to-nose testing
H-TXCLIN	clinical exam, action	Palpation of abdomen revealed tenderness. Kenig's sign positive.
H-TXPROC	examination procedure	MRI shows a grade 1 spinal listhesis.
H-TXSPEC	test of specimen	Blood chemistries showed electrolytes normal.
H-TXVAR	test variable	Acetone is normal. WBC 53.
T R E A T M E N T • A R E A
H-DEVMED	medical devices	Pt has a pacemaker. Pt uses a walker.
H-INST	hospitals, clinics, physicians, staff	Pt seen in ER. Pt will see a cardiologist.
H-TTCOMP	complementary treatments	Improved on bedrest.
H-TTGEN	general medical management	Pt returned to hospital. Discharge of patient from ZZZ hospital.
H-TTMED	treatment by medication	Doctor prescribed ampicillin.
H-TTMODE	mode of administration	intramuscular
H-TTSURG	surgical procedure	Excision of cataract in left eye.
T I M E
H-POST	support class for prefix morpheme post-	Postprandial discomfort
H-TMBEG	beginning	Treatment was begun. Fever developed.
H-TMEND	termination	Fever disappeared. Medication was discontinued.
H-TMLOC	location in time	During the previous week.
H-TMDUR	duration	persistent cough. Episode of meningitis.
H-TMPREP	time preposition	After last week... During admission...
H-TMREP	repetition	Headache recurring... Second admission...
F I N D I N G S • A R E A
H-AMT	amount or degree	Full range of motion. Severe pain.
* H-BEH	behavior
H-CHANGE	indication of change	alterations in management.
H-CHANGE-LESS	decrease	Ampicillin tapered from 500 mg to 300 mg qid.
H-CHANGE-MORE	increase	a rise in his Creatinine to 2.3. weight gain.
H-CHANGE-SAME	no change	Cardiac silhouette remains within normal limits. Neurologic diagnoses are static.
H-DIAG	diagnosis	Patient has glaucoma.
H-INDIC	disease indicator word	Patient complained of tenderness in joints.
H-NORMAL	non-problematical	Temperature normal. Growth and development — within normal limits
H-ORG	organism	CSF showed H. Influenzae type B.
H-RESP	patient response	His blood gas improved on 35% oxygen.
H-TXRES	test/exam result word	Positive Kernig's. Gram stain negative.
H-DESCR	descriptive information	A punctate dark lesion.
H-DIET	name of foods, dietary prescriptions	Allergic to tomatoes.
E V I D E N T I A L • A R E A
H-NEG	negation of finding	Patient refused medication. Patient never had headaches.
H-MODAL	uncertainty of finding; event has not yet occurred	Rule out meningitis. Doctor advised surgery.
C O N N E C T I V E • A R E A
H-BECONN	classifier verb	Treatment consisted of ampicillin.
H-CONN	connects 2 information units	Fever caused the headache.
H-SHOW	connects test and result	Echo revealed apical akinesis.
H-VTEST	lab or measurement verbs	HCT ranged from 24 to 35.
O T H E R • S E M A N T I C • C L A S S E S
H-AGE	life stage	adult, adolescence, years old, age
VBE	verb 'be'
BEREP	be replacer verbs	She becomes drowsy.
VDO	verb 'do'
VHAVE	verb 'have'
H-FAMILY	family member or friend	Brother also has sickle cell disease.
H-GEOGR	geographical names	Pt currently lives in San Francisco.
H-ETHNIC	racial or ethnic background	white male... African American female...
H-RECORD	patient record terms	Review of health records showed PPD of 1972 was also positive.
H-TESTVIEW	angles or positions of imaging	lateral, axial, PA
H-TRANSP	general terms that get classes from its modifiers	a tonic, clonic type of convulsion. The list of medications... The state of the disease...