Chapter 5 Flashcards
Stethoscope
Instrument use to hear body sound
Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure blood
Thermometer
Body temperature
Up right balance scale
Device used to measure height and weight
Otoscope
Lighted instrument with lens used to examine ear canal & tympanic membrane
Tongue depressor
Flat wooden blade used to depress patients tongue durning exam of mouth and pharynx
Final diagnosis
Provides a logical basis for treatment and prognosis
Clinical diagnosis
Is an intermediate step in the determination of a final diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
A determination of which two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing the patients symptoms
Prognosis
The probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery
Risk factor
Anything that increases an individual chance of developing a disease some risk factors . Etc smoking risk of lung cancer
Acute illness
Characterized by symptoms that have rapid onsets
Chronic illness
Characterized by symptoms that persist for longer than 3 months am show little change over a long period of time
Therapeutic procedures
Is preformed to treat a patients condition with the goal of eliminating it or promoting as much recovery as possible
Laboratory testing
The analysis and study of specimen obtained from patients to assist in diagnosing and treating disease
Diagnostic procedure
The procedures preformed to assist in the diagnosis of a patient
Mensuration
The process of measuring the patient
Lubricant
Reduces friction
Specimen container
Container for body specimen
Tissues
Used for wiping body secretion
Cotton tip applicator
Small piece of cotton wrapped around the end of a slender wooden stick used for collection of specimen from the body
Over head examination light
Light mounted
Basin
Container which instruments are deposited
Biohazard container
Container for infectious waste
