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Bonewit chapter 5
the physical examination
Question | Answer |
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Audiometer | an instrument used to measure hearing. |
Auscultation | the process of listening to the sounds produced withing the body to detect signs of disease. |
Bariatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity. |
Clinical diagnosis | a tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through the 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 patient's condition. |
Differential diagnosis | a determination of whcih 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 examing 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 hand, 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 |