Allied Health Study Guide | CHP. 1

  1. What is the difference between subjective and objective evidence?
    Subjective evidence means information or perspectives based on feelings, while objective evidence is verified information based on facts and evidence.

  2. What are the other names we used when describing both? 

Subjective is a symptom and objective is a sign.

Give examples of each.

Subjective/Symptom - A runny nose

Objective/Sign - A red rash


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Define: 

  1. Abduction - The motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body

  2. Adduction - When you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body.

  3. Eupnea - Quiet breathing or a resting respiratory rate.


Be able to describe and define the four types of word parts (suffix, prefitx, combining words, and the definition)


  1. Abduction - Prefix: ab- means away from, Root Word: -duct- means to lead, Combining: Lead away from

  2. Adduction - Prefix: ad- means toward, Root Word: -duct- means to lead, Combining: Lean toward

  3. Eupnea - Prefix: eu- means normal or good, Suffix: -pnea means breathing, Combining: Normal/good breathing

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Describe the difference between an infection, inflammation, and edema.

Infection - Invasion of the body by some type of organism (ex: bacteria or virus)

Inflammation - Localization response to do some destruction of irritation of the tissues

Edema - Swelling


Be able to define words using word parts such as 

  1. Hypo - Deficient, decreased

  2. Hyper - Efficient, increased

  3. Osis - Abnormal condition or disease

  4. Graphy - To record

  5. Ather/o - Plaque or fatty substance

  6. Arteri/o - Artery

  7. Megaly - Enlargement

  8. Algia - Pain

  9. Intra - Within

  10. Arthr/o - Joints 

  11. Plasty - Surgical repair

  12. Itis - Inflammation

  13. Ist -  People who specialize in a certain area

  14. Neuro - Nerve and nervous system

  15. Derm - Skin

  16. Ology - Study of

  17. pyel/o - Kidney

  18. pyr/o - Fever

  19. Sclerosis - Abnormal hardening

  20. Myel - Spinal cord or marrow (combining form used like a prefix)

  21. Myo - Muscle (combining form used like a prefix)


Differences between acute and chronic illnesses

Acute - Rapid onset, severe, short duration

Chronic - Long duration, disease can be controlled but not usually cured


Be able to identify look alike terms such as palpitation and palpation, ilium and ileum, fissure and fistula

Palpitation and Palpation:

Palpitation - A rapid pulsation, an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart

Palpation - A method of feeling with the fingers or hands during a physical examination


Ilium and Ileum:

Ilium - Part of the hip bone (i in hip)

Ileum - Last and longest portion of the small intestine (e in intestine)

Fissure and Fistula:

Fissure - Groove or crack in the skin

Fistula - Abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs leading to the surface of the body