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bonwiet chapter 5
The Pysical Examination
Question | Answer |
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audiometer | an instrument used to measure heraing. |
auscultation | th process of listening to the sounds produced within the bodyto detect signs of disease. |
bariatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and disease associated with obesity. |
clinical diagnosis | a tentive diagnosisof a patient's condition obtained through the evaluation of the health history and physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests. |
diagnosis | the scientific method of determinig and identifying a aptient's condition. |
differential diagnosis | a determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms id producing a patient's symptoms. |
inspection | the process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease. |
mensuration | the process of measuring a patient. |
ophthalmascope | ani 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 hand to detect signs of disease. |
percussion | the processof tapping the body to detect signs of disease. |
percussion hammer | an instrument with a rubber head, ussed for testing reflexs. |
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. |