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Objective
Medical assistance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alert | patient can answer questions; responsive, interactive |
| Oriented | patient knows who they are, where they are, and what time it is (current date and time) |
| Auscultation | to listen (usually with a stethoscope) |
| Percussion | to hit or strike and then listen for the sound; the returned sound indicates the condition of the body |
| Palpation | to feel something; how something feels can indicate its condition, be it normal or abnormal |
| Unremarkable | normal |
| Marked | it stands out |