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Bonewit chpt 5
The Physical Examination-Candace Oty
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Audiometer | An instrument used to measure hearing. |
| Auscultation | The process of listening to the sound produced within the body to detect signs o disease. |
| Bariatrics | The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and controls of obesity and diseases associated with obesity. |
| Body mechanics | Utilization of the correct muscle to maintain proper balance, poster, and body alignment to accomplish a task safety and efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint. |
| Clinical diagnosis | A tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnosis test. |
| Diagnosis | The scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition. |
| Differential diagnosis | A determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms in producing a patients symptoms. |
| Inspection | The process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease. |
| Mensuration | The process of measuring a patients. |
| Opthalmoscope | An instrument for examining the interior of the eye. |
| Otoscope | An instrument for examination the exterior 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 head, used for testing reflexes. |
| Prognosis | The probable course and outcome of a patients conditions and the patients prospects for recovery. |
| Speculum | An instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing. |
| Symptoms | Any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present. |