chapter 4 flashcards

Vitals signs

Pulse rate, respiration rate, temp, blood pressure

Basic examination

Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

ech/o

sound

son/o

sound

eletro/o

electricity

fluor/o

emitting light

radi/o

radiant energy

tom/o

to cut -

ultra-

excessive

Diagnosis

Identifying a disease or condition

Prognosis

Expected out come of an illness

Symptom

Subject feeling reported by patient

Sign

objective evidence observed by a doctor

Acute

sudden

Chronic

long lasting or recurring condition

Pulse

heart rate in an artery

Respiration

Number of breaths per minute

Temperature

measure of body heat

Blood preassure

forced of blood against arterial walls

Systolic

pressure when the heart beats

Diastolic

Pressure when the heart rests

Inspection

Examining visually

palpation

examining by touch

Percussion

examining by tapping

Auscultation

Examination by listening

Algesi/o

sensitive to pain

chem/o

chemical

pharmac/o

drugs or medicine

plast/o

repair

Therapeut/o

treatment

-theraphy

treatment

tox/o

poison