Key Terms: Assessment

Question 0

Alopecia

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Partial or complete loss of hair; balding

Question 1

Adventitious Sounds

Answer 1

Abnormal lung sounds heard with ascultation

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Aphasia

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Absent or defective language function related to injury to speech center in cerebral cortex

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Arcus Senilis

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Deposits of fat granules in the cornea appearing as a gray to white ring in the cornea’s periphery; occurs primarily in older adults

Question 4

Atrophied

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Wasted or reduced size or physiological activity of a part of the body caused by disease or other influence

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Auscultation

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Listening to sounds produced by the body, usually with a stethescope

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Borborygmi

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Audible abdominal sounds produced by hyperactive intestinal peristalsis

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Bruit

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Abnormal sound or murmur heard while auscultating an organ, gland, or artery

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Cerumen

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Yellowish or brownish waxy secretion produced by sweat glands in the external ear

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Clubbing

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Bulging of the tissues at the nail base caused by insufficient oxygenation at the periphery, resulting from conditions such as chronic emphysema and congenital heart disease

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Conjunctivitis

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Highly contagious eye infection

Question 11

Cyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an excess of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule

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Distention

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Swelling

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Dysrhythmia

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Abnormal heartbeat

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Ectropion

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Eyelid turns outward, exposing the conjunctival membrane and part of the eyeball

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Entropion

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Condition in which eyelid turns inward toward the eye

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Edema

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues

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Erythema

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Redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes caused by dilation and congestion of superficial capillaries (ex: sunburn)

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Excoriation

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Injury to the surface of the skin caused by abrasion

Question 19

Goniometer

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used by PT/OT to measure degree of motion for a particular joint

Question 20

Hypertonicity

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Excessive tension of the arterial walls or muscles

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Hypotonicity

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Reduced tension of the arterial walls or muscles

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Indurated

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Hardened

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Inspection

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Visual examination for appearance, structure, function, and behavior

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Integumentary system

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Skin, hair, scalp, nails

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Jaundice

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Yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera caused by greater-than-normal amounts of bilirubin in blood

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Kyphosis

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Exaggeration of the posterior curvature of the thoracic spine

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Lordosis

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Increased lumbar curvature

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Murmur

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Blowing or whooshing sounds created by changes in blood flow through the heart or abnormalities in valve closure

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Nystagmus

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An involuntary rhythmical oscillation of the eyes; occurs due to local injury to eye muscles and supporting structures or a disorder of the cranial nerves innervating the muscles

Question 30

Olfaction

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Unusual odor

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Orthopnea

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Shortness of breath when lying down

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Osteoporosis

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Disorder characterized by abnormal rarefaction of bone; occurs mostly in postmenopausal women, sedentary/immobilized individuals, and patients on long-term steroid therapy

Question 33

Ototoxicity

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Injury to auditory nerve

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Palpation

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Using fingers or hands to feel body parts underlying the skin

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Percussion

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Determine location, size, and density of a body part by using short, sharp taps of the fingers

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Peristalsis

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Rhythmical contractions of the intestine that propel gastric contents through the length of the gastrointestinal tract

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PERRLA

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Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation

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Petechiae

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tiny purple or red spots that appear on skin as minute hemorrhages within the dermal layers; indicates low platelets

Question 39

Polyps

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Tumor-like growths

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Ptosis

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Abnormal condition of one or both upper eyelids in which the eyelid droops; caused by weakness of the levator muscle or paralysis of the third cranial nerve

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Scoliosis

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Lateral spine curvature

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Stenosis

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Abnormal condition characterized by the constriction or narrowing of an opening or passageway in a body structure

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Striae

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Streaks or linear scars that result from rapid development of tension in the skin (stretch marks)

Question 44

Syncope

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Brief lapse in consciousness caused by transient cerebral hypoxia (passing out)

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Thrill

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Continuous palpable sensation like the purring of a cat

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Turgor

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Normal resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid

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Ventricular gallop

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A premature rush of blood into a ventricle that is stiff or dilated as a result of heart failure and hypertension

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Vocal or tactile fremitus

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Vibrations transmitted during speech from vocal cords through lung to chest wall; blocked by accumulation of mucus, collapse of lung tissue, or presence of one or more lung lesions