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Bonewit Chapt 5
The Physical Exam (Cheyenne Rice)
Term | Definition |
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aduiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
auscultation | process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease |
bariatrics | branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and disease |
body mechanics | utilization of the correct muscles to maintain proper balance, posture, and body alignment to accomplish a task safely and efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint |
clinical diagnosis | tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests |
diagnosis | the scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition |
differential diagnosis | determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patients symptoms |
inspection | the process of observing a patient to detect signs disease |
mensuration | the process of measuring a patient |
ophthalmoscope | an instrument for examining the interior eye |
otoscope | instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane |
palpation | process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease |
percussion | process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease |
percussion hammer | instrument with a rubber head used for detecting reflexes |
prognosis | probable course and outcome of a patient condition and the patients prospects for recovery |
speculum | instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing |
symptom | any changing in the body or its functioning that indicates disease might be present |