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Bonewit chapter 5
end of chapter med terms for chap 5
Question | Answer |
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Audiometer | an 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 diseases associated with obesity |
clinical diagnosis | tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through the evaluation, without health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests. |
diagnosis | scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condition |
differential diagnosis | a determination of which of two or more diseases with similar Sx is producing a patients symptoms. |
inspection | the process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease. |
mensuration | process of measuring a patient. |
ophthalmoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the 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 testing reflexes |
prognosis | probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and the patient's prospects for recovery. |
speculum | 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. |