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Quick & Easy MT Ch 4 Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions

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ech/o   sound  
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son/o   sound  
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electr/o   electricity  
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fluor/o   emitting or reflecting light  
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radi/o   radiant energy  
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tom/o   to cut  
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ultra-   excessive  
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algesi/o   sensitivity to pain  
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chem/o   chemical  
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pharmac/o   drugs or medicine  
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pharmaceut/i   drugs or medicine  
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plast/o   repair  
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therapeut/o   treatment  
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tox/o   poison  
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-therapy   treatment  
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Diagnosis   identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, tests and procedures.  
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Prognosis   the predicted outcome of a disease  
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Acute   having a short and relatively severe course  
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Chronic   the disease exists over a LONG period of time  
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Signs   Objective, evidence of an illnes or disordered function that are erceived by an examiner (fever, rash, xray, tests)  
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Symptoms   subjective evidence as perceived by the patient (pain, dizzy, nausea)  
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specimen   a small sample or part taken from the body to represent the nature of the whole  
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pulse   rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats  
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respiration rate   the number of breaths per minute  
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systolic pressure   the measurement of the heart as it beats  
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diastolic pressure   the measurement of the heart at rest  
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inspection   examiner uses the eyes and ears to observe and listen to the patient  
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palpation   the examiner feels the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts with the hands  
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percussion   the examiner taps the body with the fingertips or fist to evaluate the size, borders and consistency of internal organs and to determine the amount of fluid in a body cavity  
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auscultation   the examiner listens for sounds within the body to evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, intestines, or other organs, or to detect the fetal heart sound  
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stethoscope   instrument consisting of two earpieces connected by flexible tubing; the diaphragm is placed against the patient's skin to hear sounds within the body  
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radiograph   xray image  
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radiopaque   susbstances that do not permit the passage of xrays  
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radiolucent   substances that readily permit the passage of xrays  
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tomogram   record produced by a CT scan  
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Computed Tomography scan   - uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed image of a cross section of tissue  
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Magnetic resonance Imaging   visualizes internal structures based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body.  
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ultraonography   imaging deep structures of the body by process of sending and receiving high-frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echoes from tissue interfaces  
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fluoroscopy   method of viewing the xray image directly in real time so that motion can be seen  
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pharmaceuticals   medicinal drugs  
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radiotherapy   treatment of tumors using radioation to destroy cancer cells  
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Therapeutic   pertaining to therapy  
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blood pressure   pressure exerted by circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart  
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