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27 Cards in this Set
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Audiometer |
instrument used to measure hearing |
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auscultation |
process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease |
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bariatrics |
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 safely and efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint. |
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clinical diagnosis |
tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and physical exam without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests |
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diagnosis |
scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition |
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differential diagnosis |
determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patients symptoms |
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inspection |
process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease |
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mensuration |
process of measuring a patient |
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ophthalmoscope |
instrument for examining the interior of the eye |
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otoscope |
instrument for examining external ear canal and tympanic membrane |
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palpation |
process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease |
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percussion |
process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease |
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percussion hammer |
instrument with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes |
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prognosis |
probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery |
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speculum |
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 by present |
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audi/o |
hearing |
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-meter |
instrument used to measure |
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bar/o |
weight |
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-iatrics |
a branch of medicine |
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dia- |
through, complete |
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-gnosis |
knowledge |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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-scope |
to view, examine |
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ot/o |
ear |
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pro- |
before |