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Bonewit #5
The Physical Examination- Shelby
Question | Answer |
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Audiometer | An instrument used to measure hearing |
Auscultation | The process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect sings of disease |
Bariatrics | The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and disease associated with obesity |
Body Mechanics | Utilization of the correct muscles to maintain proper balance posture, and the body alignment to accomplish a task safely and efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint |
Clinical diagnosis | A tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests |
Diagnosis | The scientific method of determining and Identifying a patients condition. |
Differential Diagnosis | A determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patient's symptoms |
Inspection | The process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease |
Mensuration | The process of measuring a patient |
Ophthalmoscope | An instrument for examining the interior of the eye |
Otoscope | An instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane |
Palpation | The process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease |
Percussion | The process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease |
Percussion hammer | An instrument with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes |
Prognosis | The probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and the patient's prospects for recovery |
Speculum | An instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing |
Symptom | Any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present. |