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HTEC 60 Medical Terminology > Ch 4 Terms > Flashcards

Ch 4 Terms Flashcards

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1
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Vital Signs

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Heart Rate
Respiration Rate
Body Temperature

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BP

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Systolic/Diastolic

Normal 120/80

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Resting Pulse

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Normal 60-100 for adults

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Inspection

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Visual

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Palpation

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touch

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Percussion

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Tapping

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Auscultation

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listening (stethoscope)

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Hollow flexible tube inserted into vessels or cavities (ie. catheter)

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Cannula

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ech/o

son/o

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sound

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fluor/o

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light emittingq

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electr/o

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electronic

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radi/o

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radiant energy

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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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radiopaque

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does not permit passage of x-rays

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radiolucent

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allows passage of x-rays

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computed radiography

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computerized output from X0-ray

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Computed Tomography (CT)

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X-ray done in slices

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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creates images based on magnetic properties of tissues within the body

20
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sonogram

echogram

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image created by sonography

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sonography

ultrasonography

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imaging of deep tissues by use of high frequency sound waves

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fluoroscopy

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continuous diagnostic visual examination of an organ

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Positron Emission Topography (PET)

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CT enhanced by radioactive pharmaceuticals

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algesi/o

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sensitivity to pain

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chem/0

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chemical

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pharmac/o

pharmaceut/i

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drug or medecine

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plast/o

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repair

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thera/o

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treament

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tox/o

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poison

HTEC 60 Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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