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Chapter 18 - Patient Exams -
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anthropometry | obtaining assessment measurements, comprises signs, functions, and capacities that can be objectively determined by the senses |
| audiometry | a hearing test using an audiometer with earphones that measures the patient's response to tones; it is recorded in decibels (db)and frequencies |
| auscultation | use of an instrument, usually a stethoscope, to listen to internal body sounds for abnormalities |
| body mass index | a health risk assessment tool for adults and children to estimate the percentage of body fat by using a formula based on the individual's height and weight |
| chief complaint | a summary of the patient's words explaining why he or she is seeking health care |
| Doppler | an ultrasonic device used to locate, audibly , transmit, and sometimes record pulses |
| impedance audiometry | a hearing test using an audiometer and an ear probe that measures tympanic membrane and ossicle mobility |
| Ishihara color vision test | used to determine color vision deficiencies (color blindness); consists of a series of pages, or plates with embedded numbers of various colors; depending degree of the deficiency; the person would not see the number or would see it in a different color |
| Korotkoff sounds | sounds heard through the stethoscope during the measurement of blood pressure |
| 5 phases of taking blood pressure | faint tapping sounds (systole), soft swishing sounds, rhythmic, sharp, distinct tapping sounds, soft tapping sounds (faint),disppearance of sound (diastole) |
| manipulation | passive movement of body joints to determine the extent of movement |
| palpation | use of fingertips and hands to feel for sizes and positions of specific organs, masses or other abnormalities, texture & firmness, skin temperature & moisture, flexibility of joints |
| peak flow meter | a handheld device used to measure the peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) to monitor asthmatics |
| percussion | process of determining density of specific internal structures by the sound produced by external tapping using fingers or with a percussion hammer testing neurologic reflexes |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation; abbreviation used to described the normal pupil of the eye |
| pulmonary function test (PFT) | used to diagnose and measure severity of lung problems by evaluating how well the lungs work; amount of air the lungs can hold; & how quickly the lungs move air in and out;measure the efficiency if oxygenating the blood and removing carbon dioxide |
| pulse oximetry | test using a pulse oximeter to measure the percentage of oxygen in the blood |
| Snellen chart | poster with letters in rows of graduated sizes used to measure how well a person can see at specific distances |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument used to measure blood pressure; the instrument is composed of a cuff for the arm, thigh, wrist, or finger and a measurement device |
| spirometry | measures how much and how quickly air is moved in and out of the lungs by breathing into a mouthpiece attached to a recording device (spirometer - a graph with results (spirogram) is produced |
| symptoms | subjective descriptions of altered health indicators; complaints that can't be seen or measured |
| tonometry | a test using an instrument (tonometer) to measure the intracular pressure of the eye to diagnose glaucoma |
| tuning fork | used for gross measurement for hearing and sound conduction; instrument |
| tympanometry | a test that uses a tympanometer, which uses air pressure to measure tympanic membrane mobility |
| vital signs | measurements of the body temperature, pulse rate, respirations (TPR) and blood pressure (BP) |
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