Chapter 30 Terms-Health Assessment

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Adventitious breath sounds

Back 1

Abnormal breath sounds

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Alopecia

Back 2

Hair loss

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Angle of Louis

Back 3

The junction between the body of the sternum and the manubrium

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Antihelix

Back 4

The anterior curve of the auricle's upper aspect

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Aphasia

Back 5

Any defect in or loss of the power to express oneself by speech, or to comprehend spoken or written language

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Astigmatism

Back 6

An uneven curvature of the cornea

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Auricle

Back 7

the part of the ear the includes the lobule, helix, antihelix, tragus, triangular fossa and external auditory meatus

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Auscultation

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the process of listening to sounds produced within the body

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Blanch test

Back 9

Carried out to test peripheral circulation

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Bruit

Back 10

A blowing or swishing sound

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Caries

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Cavities

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Cataracts

Back 12

Opacity of the lens or its capsule

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Cerumen

Back 13

Earwax

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Clubbing

Back 14

condition in which the angle between the nail and nail bed is 190 degrees or greater

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Cochlea

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A seashell-shaped structure found in the inner ear

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conductive hearing loss

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result of interrupted transmission of sound waves through the outer and middle ear structures

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Conjunctivitis

Back 17

Inflammation of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva

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Cyanosis

Back 18

A bluish tinge

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Dacryocystitis

Back 19

Inflammation of the lacrimal sac

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Diastole

Back 20

Period in which the ventricle relaxes

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Dullness

Back 21

Thud-like sound produced by dense tissue such as the liver, spleen, or heart

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Duration

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Length

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Edema

Back 23

The presence of excess intersitial fluid

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Erythema

Back 24

Skin redness

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Eustachian tube

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connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx

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Exophthalamos

Back 26

Protrusion of the eyeballs with elevation of the upper eyelids

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External auditory meatus

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Entrance to the ear canal

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Extinction

Back 28

Failure to perceive touch on one side of the body when two symmetric areas of the body are touched simultaneously.

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Fasciculation

Back 29

An abnormal contraction of a bundle of muscle fibers that appears as a twitch

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Flatness

Back 30

Extremely dull sound produced by very dense tissue such as muscle or bone

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Fremitus

Back 31

Faintly perceptible vibration

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Gingivitis

Back 32

Red, swollen gums

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Glaucoma

Back 33

A disturbance in the circulation of aqueous fluid, which increases intraocular pressure

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Glossitis

Back 34

Inflammation of the tongue

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Goniometer

Back 35

A device that measures the angle of the joint in degrees

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Helix

Back 36

The posterior curve of the auricle's upper aspect

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Hernia

Back 37

A protrusion of the intestine through the inguinal wall or canal

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Hordeolum (sty)

Back 38

A redness, swelling and tenderness of the hair follicle and glands that empty at the edge of the eyelids.

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Hyperopia

Back 39

farsightedness

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Hyperresonance

Back 40

An abnormal booming sound on percussion, often over an emphysematous lung

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Incus

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One of three bones in the middle ear, also known as the anvil

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Inspection

Back 42

the visual examination

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Intensity

Back 43

Refers to the loudness or softness of a sound

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Intention tremor

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Becomes more apparent when an individual attempts a voluntary movement

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Jaundice

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A yellowish tinge

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Lift

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refer to a rising along the sternal border with each heartbeat

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Lobule

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Earlobe

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Malleus

Back 48

The hammer

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Manubrium

Back 49

the hand-like superior part of the sternum that joins with the clavicles

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Mastoid

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A bony prominence behind the ear

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Miosis

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Constricted pupils

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Mixed hearing loss

Back 52

Combination of conduction and sensorineural loss

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Mydriasis

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Enlarged pupils

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Normocephalic

Back 55

Normal head size

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Nystagmus

Back 56

rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement

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One-point-discrimination

Back 57

The ability to sense if one point on the skin is being stimulated by pressure

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Ossicles

Back 58

the bones of sound transmission

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Otoscope

Back 59

Instrument for examining the interior of the ear

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Pallor

Back 60

Result of inadequate circulating blood and subsequent reduction in tissue oxygen

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Palpation

Back 61

Examination of the body using sense of touch

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Parotitis

Back 62

Inflammation of the parotid salivary gland

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Periodontal disease

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pyorrhea

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Percussion

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the act of striking the body surface to elicit soundso r vibrations

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Perfusion

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blood supply to an area

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PERRLA

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Pupils equally round and react to light and accomodation

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Pinna

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auricle

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Pitch

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The frequency of vibrations

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Plaque

Back 69

Invisible soft film that adheres to the enamel surface of teeth

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Pleximeter

Back 70

The object placed against a body area and struck to elicit sound during percussion

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Plexor

Back 71

The finger used to strike the pleximeter

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Precordium

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Area of the chest overlaying the heart

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Presbyopia

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Loss of elasticity of the lens, and thus loss of ability to see close objects

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Proprioceptors

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Sensory nerve terminals that give information about movements and position of the body

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Pyorrhea

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Characterized by gingivitis, bleeding, receding gum lines, formation of pockets between teeth and gum

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Quality

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Subjective description of a sound

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Reflex

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Automatic response of the body to a stimulus

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Resonance

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Hollow sound elicited by percussion

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Resting tremor

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Diminishes with activity, more apparent when client is at rest

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S1

Back 80

the first heart sound, occurs when the AV valves close

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S2

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made when the semilunar valves close

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Semicircular canals

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Organ within the inner ear that contains organs of equilibrium

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Sensorineural hearinlg oss

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Results from damage to the inner ear, auditory nerve or the hearing center of the brain

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Sordes

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Accumulation of foul matter on the teeth and gums

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Stapes

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The stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear

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Stereognosis

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the act of recognizing objects by touching and manipulating them

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Sternum

Back 87

Breastbone

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Strabismus

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Cross-eye

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Systole

Back 89

Period in which the ventricles contract

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Tartar

Back 90

Visible, hard deposit of plaque and dead bacteria that form at gum lines

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Thrill

Back 91

A vibrating sensation like the purring of a cat or water running through a hose

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Tragus

Back 92

the cartilaginous protrusion at the entrance to the ear canal

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Tremor

Back 93

An involuntary trembling of a limb or body part

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Triangular fossa

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A depression in the antihelix

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Two-point discrimination

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the ability to sense whether one or two areas of the skin are being stimulated by pressure

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Tympanic membrane

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Eardrum

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Tympany

Back 97

Musical or drum like sound produced from an air filled stomach. Produced like least dense tissue

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Vestibule

Back 98

An organ in the inner ear that works with semicircular canals to maintain equilibrium

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Visual acuity

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The degree of detail the eye can discern in an image

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Visual fields

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the area an individual can see when looking straight ahead

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Vitiligo

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Patches of hypopigmented skin caused by destruction of melanocytes