Unit 2 Terms Flashcards
Ultimate determination
Medical diagnosis
The use of scientific or clinical methods to establish the cause and nature of a patients injury or illness
Diagnosis
Identifies: injury pathologies, limitations, and possible disabilities of a condition
Clinical diagnosis
The application of mechanical forces to living organisms
Biomechanics
Mechanical forces that are applied to a living organism and adversely change the body’s structure and function
Pathomechanics
Cause of disease
Etiology
The mechanical description of the cause
Mechanism
Structural and functional changes that result from injury
Pathology
Perceptible change in a patient’s body or its functions that indicates an injury or disease
Symptom
A definitive and obvious indicator for a specific condition
Sign
Name of a specific condition
Diagnosis
Systematic method of diagnosing a disorder that lacks unique symptoms or signs.
Differential Diagnosis
The predicted outcome of a condition
Prognosis
Condition resulting from a disease or injury
Sequels
Group of symptoms that indicate a condition or disease
Syndrome
