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Bonewit Chapt 5
The Physical Examination - Brooklyn Burns
Question | Answer |
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audiometer | an instrument used to measure hearing |
auscultation | the process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease |
bariatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity |
clinical diagnosis | a tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through the evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests |
diagnosis | the scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condition |
differential diagnosis | a determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patient's symptoms |
inspection | the process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease |
mensuration | the process of measuring a patient |
ophthalmoscope | an instrument for examining the interior of the eye |
otoscope | an instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane |
palpation | the process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease |
percussion | the process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease |
percussion hammer | an instrument with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes |
prognosis | the probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and the patient's prospects for recovery |
speculum | an instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing |
symptom | any change in the body of its functioning that indicates a disease might be present |