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Bonewit Chapter 5
The physical examination
Question | Answer |
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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 |