Med Term Chapter 4

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WNL

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within normal limits

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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 porcedures

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prognosis

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predicted outcome of a disease

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chronic

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disease that exists over a long time

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signs

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

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symptoms

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subjective evidence as 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 of the whole

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vital signs

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pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature

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pulse

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rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats

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normal pulse rate

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70-90 bpm

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respiration

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exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body, number of breathes per minute

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normal respiration

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12-20 bpm

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tympanic thermometer

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specially designed probe tip that is placed at the external opening of the ear

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radi/o

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radius or radiant energy

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blood pressure

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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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normal blood pressure

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systolic 95-140; diastolic 60-90

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hypertension level

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>140/90 mm Hg

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hypotension

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<95/60 mm Hg

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normal temperature oral

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98.6 F or 37 C

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normal temperature rectal

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99.6 F or 36.4 C

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normal temperature axillary

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97.6 F or 37.6 C

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systolic

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higher reading, caused by ventricular contraction

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diastolic

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lower reading, occurs when the ventricles relax

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inspection

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uses of eyes and ears to observe and listen to the patient

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palpation

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feels the texture, size consistency and location of certain body parts with the hands

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percussion

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

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ausculation

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listens for sounds within the body to evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, intestines, or other organs, or to detect the fetal heart sound, use of stethoscope

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stethoscope

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instrument consisting of two earpieces connected by flexible tubing; placed on patient's skin to hear sounds within the body

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thermometer

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electronic instrument that measures body temperature

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-gram

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a record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument used in a visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination with a lighted instrument

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electrocardiograph

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instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the heart

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electrocardiography

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recording the electrical impulses of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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the record produced in electrocardiography

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cephalometry

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measurement of the dimensions of the head

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ophthalmoscope

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instrument used to examine the eye

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ophthalmoscopy

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examination of the eye with an ophthalmoscope

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microscope

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instrument for viewing microscopic objects

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otoscopy

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visual examination of the ear

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ne/o

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new

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nat/o

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birth

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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endoscope

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

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endoscopy

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visual inspection of the body by means of an endoscope

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endoscopic

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pertaining to endoscopy or performed using an endoscope

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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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catheterization

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introduction of a catheter

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catheterize

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to introduce a catheter

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cannula

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hollow flexible tube that is inserted into vessels or cavities

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radiology

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branch of medicine concerned with x-rays, radioactive substances, and the diagnosis and treatment of disease by using any of the various sources of radiant energy

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invasive procedure

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requires entry of a body cavity

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noninvasive procedure

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does not need to penetrate cavity

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computed radiography

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image data are digitized and immediately displayed on a monitor or recorded on film

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ech/o, son/o

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sound

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electr/o

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electricity

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fluor/o

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emitting or reflecting light

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tom/o

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to cut

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ultra-

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excessive

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On an X-ray what does air, fat, muscle, and bone look like?

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air-black fat-dark gray muscle tissue-light gray bone-white

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radiopaque

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substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays

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radiolucent

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substances that readily permit the passage of x-rays

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computed tomography

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uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed image of a cross section of tissue

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tomogram

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record produced by a CT (computed tomography)

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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creates image of internal structures based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body and uses a powerful magnetic field and radio-wave pulses rather than ionizing radiation

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ultrasonography

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process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high-frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echoes from tissue interfaces

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contrast imaging

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the use of radiopaque materials to make internal organs visible on x-ray images

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fluoroscopy

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visual examination of an internal organ using a fluoroscope

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Pharmaceuticals

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medicinal drugs

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images of selected body structures especially the heart, blood vessels, and the brain

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radiotherapy; radiation oncology

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treatment of tumors using radiation to destroy cancer cells

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algesi/o

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sensitivity to pain

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chem/o

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chemical

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pharmac/o, pharmaceut/i

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drugs or medicine

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plast/o

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repair

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therapeut/o

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treatment

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tox/o

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poison

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tox/o

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poison

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-therapy

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treatment

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-therapy

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treatment

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analgesic

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drug that relieves pain

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narcotic

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pertaining to a substance that produces insensibility or stupor

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narcotic

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pertaining to a substance that produces insensibility or stupor

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narcotic

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pertaining to a substance that produces insensibility or stupor

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antimicrobials

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drugs that destroy or inhibit the growth of microbes

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antibiotics

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antimicrobial agents that are derived from cultures of a microorganism or produced semi-synthetically and used to treat infections

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thermotherapy

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heat treatment

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cryotherapy

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cold treatment

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antineoplastic

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pertaining to not having new repair

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cytotoxic

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poisonous to cell

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palpitation

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heart flutter