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Bonewit chapter 5
the physical examination
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Audiometer | an instrument used to measure hearing. |
| Auscultation | the process of listening to the sounds produced withing the body to detect signs of disease. |
| Bariatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity. |
| Clinical diagnosis | a tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through the evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests. |
| Diagnosis | The scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condition. |
| Differential diagnosis | a determination of whcih of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patient's symptoms. |
| Inspection | the process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease. |
| Mensuration | the process of measuring a patient |
| Ophthalmoscope | an instrument for examing the interior of the eye. |
| Otoscope | an instrument for examining the external 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 hand, used for testing reflexes. |
| Prognosis | the probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and the patient's prospects for recovery |
| Speculum | an instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing. |
| Symptom | any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present |