Diagnostic Procedures And Therapeutic Interventions

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, tests, and procedures

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prognosis

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predicted outcome of a disease

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acute

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having a short and relatively severe disease

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chronic

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disease existing over a long time

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signs

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objective, or definitive, of an illness or disordered function that are perceived by an examiner, such as fever, a rash, or evidence established by radiologic or lab testing

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symptoms

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subjective evidence perceived by the patient, such as pain.

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specimen

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a small sample or part taken from the body to represent the nature as a whole

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pulse

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the rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats

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respiration rate

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the number of breaths per minute

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blood pressure

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the pressure exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart.

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inspection

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examining a patient with eyes and ears

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palpation

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feeling internal body parts with hands. can reveal deep abnormalities

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percussion

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tapping the body with the fingertips or fist to evaluate size, borders, and consistency of internal organs and to determine the amount of fluid in a body cavity

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auscultation

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listening for sounds within the body evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, intestines, other organs, or to detect fetal heart sounds.

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endoscope

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an illuminated instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ

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catheter

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hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluids, perform tests, or visualize a vessel or cavity

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computed tomography

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uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed image of a cross section of tissue, similar to what one would see if the body or body part were actually cut into sections

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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creates images of internal structures based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within he body and uses a powerful magnetic field and radio wave pulses rather than X rays

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sonography

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the process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high frequency sound waves which reflect back as echoes of tissue surfaces

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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combines tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images of selected body structures