Chapter 4

Question 0

Symptoms

Answer 0

Subjective evidence perceived by the patient (pain)

Question 1

Signs

Answer 1

Objective or definitive evidence of an illness or disorder that are perceived by an examiner (fever, rash, test results)

Question 2

diagnosis

Answer 2

Identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, tests, procedures

Question 3

Prognosis

Answer 3

Predicted outcome of a disease

Question 4

Acute

Answer 4

Short and relatively severe course

Question 5

Chronic

Answer 5

Exist over long period of time

Question 6

Pulse

Answer 6

Rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats

Question 7

Respiration

Answer 7

Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body, or breathing.

Question 8

Respiration rate

Answer 8

Number of breaths per minute

Question 9

Blood pressure

Answer 9

Pressure exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart

Question 10

Systolic pressure

Answer 10

The higher reading

Question 11

Diastolic pressure

Answer 11

The lower reading

Question 12

4 techniques used in physical examinations

Answer 12

Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

Question 26

MRI

Answer 26

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 27

CT

Answer 27

Computed tomography