Chapter 1 (Basic terms)

Question 1

signs

Answer 1

evidence of disease observed through physical examination

Question 2

symptoms

Answer 2

indicators of disease reported by patient

Question 3

asymptomatic disease

Answer 3

disease that causes no signs or symptoms

Question 4

syndrome

Answer 4

abnormal structure or function characterized by group of signs or symptoms occurring together

Question 5

disorder

Answer 5

functional abnormality not necessarily linked to a specific cause or physical abnormality

Question 6

diagnosis

Answer 6

process of identifying disease or disorder

Question 7

inspection (physical exam)

Answer 7

visual examination of external surface of body / movements/ posture for abnormalities of disease

Question 8

palpation (physical exam)

Answer 8

feeling body w/fingers/hands allows for examination of size consistency and texture location and tenderness of body part

Question 9

auscultation (physical exam)

Answer 9

listening to lungs/heart/intestines for frequency intensity duration and quality of sounds from body

Question 10

percussion (physical exam)

Answer 10

producing sounds from tapping on specific area of the body w/hands or small instrument measures consistency and size and borders of organs. also presence or absence of fluid

Question 11

homeostasis

Answer 11

body organ systems normally maintain 
temperature
ph level
blood composition
fluid levels

Question 12

vital signs (physical examination)

Answer 12

pulse respiratory heart rate blood pressure temperature. measures physiological statistics in order to assess most basic body functions

Question 13

What does a diagnosis rely on

Answer 13

laboratory tests of;
urine
blood
throat swabs
stool
sputum

Question 14

biopsy

Answer 14

surgical removal and analysis of tissue samples

Question 15

electrocardiography (imaging tech)

Answer 15

heart electrical impulses

Question 16

radiography (imaging tech)

Answer 16

x rays to visualize internal structures

Question 17

compound tomography (ct) scan (imaging tech)

Answer 17

computes and x rays to create 3 d imaging of internal structures

Question 18

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (imaging tech)

Answer 18

analyze tissue responses to a strong magnetic field to create images of internal structures

Question 19

ultrasound (imaging tech)

Answer 19

analyze interaction of low frequency sound waves with tissues to create moving images of internal structures

Question 20

Nuclear Medicine (imaging tech)

Answer 20

radioactive materials to create contrast

Question 21

prognosis

Answer 21

predicted outcome of disease

Question 22

acute disease

Answer 22

sudden onset / short duration

Question 23

terminal disease

Answer 23

ends in death

Question 24

chronic disease

Answer 24

less severe onset/ long duration

Question 25

remission

Answer 25

period in which disease sign and symptoms reside and disappear. not a cure may last days months etc.

Question 26

exacerbation

Answer 26

signs and symptoms may grow more severe

Question 27

relapse

Answer 27

return of a disease weeks or months after apparent cure

Question 28

complication

Answer 28

related disease or other abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering from a disease

Question 29

sequela/sequel

Answer 29

aftermath of disease

Question 30

mortality

Answer 30

of deaths that occur among people with a certain disease

Question 31

morbidity

Answer 31

of cases of disease in the population

Question 32

prevalence

Answer 32

% of a population affected with particular disease at a given time

Question 33

epidemiology

Answer 33

study of occurrence transmission distribution and control of disease

Question 34

etiology

Answer 34

cause of disease