Testy for 22 terms!

1. Auscultation= Process of listening for sounds in the body 

2. Dorsal recumbent=  The patient lies on the back with the knees flexed and separated; used for vaginal and pelvic examination 

3. Fowlers= A standard patient position in which the patient is seated in a semi-sitting position

4. hemostats= Instruments used to compress (clamp) blood vessels to stop bleeding

5. Knee-chest= The patient rest his or her body weight on the knees and chest; used for sigmoidscopic and rectal examination 

6. Leads= Angles or views the heart that is recorded in an electrocardiogram  

7. Left lateral=  Lying on the left side

8. Lithotomy= The patient lies on the back with feet in stirrups and knees flexed and separated 

9. Myopia=  Nearsightness; defect in distant vision 

10.Otoscope= An instrument used to examine the ear 

11. Palpation= The act of using the hand s to feel body parts during an examination 

12.Percussion=  Process of tapping various body [arts during an examination 

13.PDR= Reference book that contains essential information of medications 

14.Scalpels= Instrument with a knife used to incise (cut) skin and tissue 

15.Sims= The patient lies on his or her left side with the right leg bent up near the abdomen 

16.Sphygmomanometer= Instrument for measuring blood pressure

17.Stethoscope=  An instrument that is used to transmit low-volume sounds such as a heartbeat 

18.Supine= Lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up

19.Suture removal sets= A collection of various sterile instruments and dressings designed to remove sutures from a patient

20.Tongue blade depressor= A thin wooden blade rounded at both ends that is used to depress the tongue to allow for inspection of the mouth and throat

21.Trendelenburg= A surgical position most often used during lower abdominal surgeries and central venous catheter placement

22.Visual acuity= The ability of the visual system to discern fine distinctions in the environment as measured with printed or projected visual stimuli