The Physical Examination- Karly Hayes
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audiometer | an instrument used to measure hearing
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auscultation | the process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease
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bariatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity
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body mechanics | utilization of the correct muscles to maintain proper balance, posture, and body alignment to accomplish a task safety and effciently without undue strain on any muscle or joing
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clinical diagnosis | a tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory of diagnostic tests
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diagnosis | the scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition
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differential diagnosis | a determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patients symptoms
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inspection | the process of observing a patients to detect signs of disease
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mensuration | the process of measuring a patient
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ophthalmoscope | an instrument for examining the interior of the eye
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otoscope | an instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane
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palpation | the process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease
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percussion | the process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease
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percussion hammer | an instryment with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes
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prognosis | the probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery
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speculum | an instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing
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symptom | any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present.
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