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Bonewit Chapter 5
The physical examination
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an instrument used to measure hearing | audiometer |
| the process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease. | auscultation |
| the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and disease associated with obesity | bariatrics |
| a tenatice diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through the evaluation of the healt history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic test. | clinical diagnosis |
| The scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condition. | diagnosis |
| A determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patient's symptoms. | differential diagnosis |
| the process of observiing a patient to detect signs of disease. | inspection |
| the process of measuring a patient. | mensuration |
| an instruent for examining the interior of the eye | ophthalmoscope |
| an instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane | otoscope |
| the process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease | palpation |
| the process of tapping the body to detech signs of disease | percussion |
| an instrument with a rubber head,used for testing reflexes | percussion hammer |
| the probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and the patient's prospects for recovery | prognosis |
| an instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing | speculum |
| and change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present. | symptom |