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CLS103
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Febrile | Having an above normal body temperature having a fever |
| Afebrile | Having a normal body temperature without fever |
| Pulse Characteristics | Rate, Rhythm, and volume |
| Respiration Characteristics | Rate, Rhythm, and depth |
| Dyspnea | difficult, painful or labored breathing |
| Apnea | No breathing |
| Hyperpnea | Abnormally deep gasping breath |
| Hyperventilation | A respiratory rate that greatly exceeds the body's oxygen demand |
| Orthopnea | Inability to breath lying down; the pt usually has to sit upright to breathe |
| Tachypnea | Faster breathing over 20 for adults |
| Bradypnea | Slower breathing under 12 for adults |
| Systole | The contraction phase of the heart beat, highest pressure exerted on arteries during heat beat and represented by the top number in blood pressure |
| Diastole | Relaxation phase of the heart; when least amount of pressure is being exerted on the arteries, represented by the bottom number in blood pressure |
| Normal respiratory rate in adults | 12 to 20 breaths per minute |
| Normal pulse rate in adults | 60 to 100 beats per minute |
| Pulse pressure | The difference between systole and diastole readings |
| Pulse points | radial-thumb, carotid, brachial, popliteal, femoral, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial |
| Radial-thumb | Side of inner wrist |
| Carotid | on either side of larynx/trachea in neck |
| Brachial | upper arm |
| Popliteal | behind the knee |
| Femoral | groin area |
| Dorsalis pedis | top of foot |
| posterior tibial | medial ankle area |
| Postural hypotension | BP that decreases suddenly when the patient stands from a sitting or lying position |
| Diaphoresis | excessive sweating |
| Speculum | instrument that enlarges and separates the opening of a cavity of expose its interior for examination |
| Babinski reflex | reflex (dorsiflexion of the great toe to extension and fanning of the toes upon stroking the sole of the foot) exhibited normally by infants |
| lubricant | agent that reduces friction |
| bimanual | pertaining to the use of both hands; an examination performed with both hands |
| obturator | smooth, rounded, removable inner portion of a hollow tube, such as an anoscope, that allows for easier insertion |
| symmertry | Equality in size or shape or position of parts on opposite sides of the body |
| asymmertry | Lack or absence of symmetry; inequality of size or shape on opposite sides of the body |
| Range of Motion (ROM) | Range in degrees of angle through which a joint can be extended and flexed |
| Bruit | Abnormal sound or murmur in the blood vessel during auscultation ;carotid artery |
| PERRLA | abbreviation used in documentation to denote pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodation if all findings are normal; refers to the size and shape of the pupils their reaction to light, and their ability to adjust to distance. |
| Cerumen | yellowish or brownish wax like secretion in the external ear canal; earwax |
| sclera | white fibrous tissue that covers the eye |
| transillumination | passage of light through body tissues for the purpose of examination |
| inguinal | pertaining to the regions of the groin |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ through the muscle wall of the cavity that normally surrounds it |
| occult blood | blood hidden or concealed from observation |
| galt | manner or style of walking |
| Trendelenburg | shock position; lies on back with knees higher than head |
| knee-chest or genupectoral | on knees with head down on floor |
| dorsal recumbent | lying on back with knees bent |
| sims or lateral | lies on left side with right leg drawn up |
| rectovaginal | pertaining to the rectum and vagina |
| sitting | sits erect at the end of the examination table with feet supported on a footrest or stool |
| lithotomy | "pap smear" position; lying on back with feet in stirrups |
| erect, standing position, anatomical position | stand erect facing forward, arms at side |
| supine | lying on back |
| prone | lying on stomach |
| semi-fowler's | sitting up at 30 to 45 degree angle |
| fowler's or high fowler's | sitting up at a 90 degree angle |
| indirect auscultation | to list using a stethoscope |
| direct auscultation | to list with your ear against the body |
| auscultation | to listen |
| percussion | tapping or striking the body with the hand or an instrument to produce sounds |
| manipulation | to passive movement of the joints to determine ROM (range of motion) |
| palpation | touching or moving body areas with the fingers or hands |
| inspection | to look, to observe |
| open-ended questions | a question that can not be answered with a yes or no |
| symptoms | are subjective information; are indications of disease or changes in the body as sensed by the patient usually, SYMPTOMS ARE NOT DISCERNIBLE by anyone other than the patient |
| signs | are objective information THAT CAN BE OBSERVED or perceived by someone other than the paitent |
| diagnosis | identification of a disease or condition by evaluating physical signs and symptoms, health history, and laboratory test; a disease or condition indientified in a person |
| clinical diganosis | record containing a diagnosis based only on the patients clinical symptoms |
| differential diagnosis | a diagnosis made by comparing the patients symptoms to two or more disease that have similar symptoms |
| familial | referring to a disorder that tends to occur more often in a family than would be anticipated solely by chance |
| hereditary | referring to traits or disorders that are transmitted from parent to offspring |
| chief complaint (CC) | main reason for the visit ot the medical office |
| homeopathic | referring to an alternative type of medicine in which patients are treated with small doses of substances that produce similar symptoms and use the body's own healing abilities |
| status asthmaticus | asthma attack that is not responsive to treatment |
| atelectasis | collapsed lung fields; incomplete expansion of the lungs, either partial or complete |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood from the respiratory tract |
| pallative | easing symptoms without curing |
| tracheostomy | permanent surgical stoma in the neck with an indwelling tube |
| chest radiography - two views | posteroanterior (PA) view and lateral view |
| cardiac cycle | period from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next includes a systole and diastole |
| sphygmomanometer | device used to measure blood pressure |
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