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Chapter 21 Med Assis

physical exams

QuestionAnswer
A patient who has 20/40 vision can see characters 20mm high while standing 40 feet from the Snellen Chart T or F False
Ishihara tests for defects in color vision T or F True
A pap test is done to detect cancer of the cervix or reproductive organs T or F True
During a physical exam, a physician uses a stethoscope to auscultate sounds coming from within a patients body T or F True
Of antiseptic solution splashes on a sterile field, the field is contaminated and should not be used T or F True
Which of the following does not pertain to taking the daily weight of a patient 1. Make sure same clothing each day 2. Balance scale 3. use same scale each day 4. Weigh the same time each day
Chest circumference may be measured to determine the progression of diseases such as 1. MI or heart attack 2. CVA 3. COPD 4. pneumonia
Position facilitates breathing and used to examine chest, head neck Fowlers
Position for rectal exams, enemas, and rectal temperatures Sim's
Position used for examination of the back or spine prone
Position for circulatory shock Trendelenburg
While testing vision with a Snellen chart, 20/20 vision means that The patient can see characters 20 mm high while standing 20 feet from the chart
Which abbreviation means both eyes OU
Which abbreviation means right eye OD
A technique used during a physical examination in which a physician taps and listens for sounds coming from various organs is percussion
An electrocardiogram records the pattern of electrical current in the heart
Opthalmoscope Instrument for examining the eye
Atrophy wasting away of muscle tissue
otoscopy diagnostic examination of the ear
paraplegia paralysis of the lower half of the body
electrocardiograph instrument for recording the electrical activity in the heart
rhinostenosis condition of narrowing of the nasal cavity or nose
arteriosclerosis condition of hardening in the arteries
intercostal pertaining to inbetween the ribs
hyperopia excessive or more than normal vision
myasthenia pertaining to muscle weakness or lack of strength
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