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73 Cards in this Set
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WNL |
within normal limits |
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ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
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CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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diagnosis |
identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, tests, and procedures |
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prognosis |
the predicted outcome of a disease |
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acute |
having a short and relatively severe course |
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chronic |
opposite of acute, meaning that the disease exists over a long time |
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signs |
objective, or definitive, evidence of an illness or disordered function that are perceived by an examiner (ex. fever, rash, evidence established by radiologic or laboratory testing) |
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symptoms |
subjective evidence as perceived by the patient, such as pain |
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radiologic |
relate to use of radiation |
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specimen |
a small sample or part taken from the body to represent the nature of the whole |
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pulse |
rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats |
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respiration |
refers either to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body, or to breathing |
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tympanic thermometer |
has a specially designed probe tip that is placed at the external opening of the ear canal |
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blood pressure |
pressure exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart |
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systolic pressure |
higher reading, represents the max pressure on the artery |
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diastolic pressure |
lower reading, represents the pressure that still exists when the heart is relaxed |
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inspection |
examiner uses the eyes and ears to observe and listen to the patient can reveal superficial abnormalities such as a rash |
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palpation |
examiner feels the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands can reveal deep abnormalities such as an enlarged liver |
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percussion |
examiner taps the body with the fingertips or fist to evaluate the size, borders, and consistency of internal organs and to determine the amount of fluid in a body cavity |
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auscultation |
examiner listens for sounds within the body to evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, intestines, or other organs, or to detect the fetal heart sound |
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stethoscope |
instrument consisting of 2 earpieces connected by flexible tubing |
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endoscope |
illuminated instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ |
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endoscopy |
the visual inspection of the body by means of an endoscope |
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endoscopic |
pertaining to endoscopy or performed using an endoscope |
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catheter |
hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluids, perform tests, or visualize a vessel or cavity |
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catheterization |
introduction of a catheter |
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catheterize |
to introduce a catheter |
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cannula |
Latin term used to mean a hollow flexible tube that is inserted into vessels or cavities |
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invasive procedure |
requires entry of a body cavity |
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computed radiography |
image data are digitized and immediately displayed on a monitor or recorded on film |
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ech/o, son/o |
sound |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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fluor/o |
emitting or reflecting light |
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radi/o |
radiant energy *sometimes means radius or bone of the forearm |
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tom/o |
to cut |
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ultra- |
excessive |
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echogram, sonogram |
record produced by ultrasonography or sonography
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fluoroscope |
instrument with a fluorescent screen used for viewing X-ray images without taking and developing X-ray photographs |
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radiography |
predominant means of diagnostic imaging for many years with x-rays providing film images of internal structures |
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tomogram |
a record obtained by tomography |
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ultrasonography |
process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echoes synonymous with sonography and diagnostic ultrasound |
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radiograph |
x-ray image however, the suffix -graph refers to an instrument used for recording |
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radiopaque |
describes substances that do not permit the passage of x-rays |
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radiolucent |
describes substances that readily permit the passage of x-rays |
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echography |
also called sonography |
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computed tomography |
uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed image of a cross section of tissue |
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magnetic resonance imaging |
creates images of internal structures based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body and uses a powerful magnetic field and radiowave pulses |
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sonography |
the process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echoes from tissue interfaces synonymous with ultrasonography |
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fluoroscopy |
visual examination of an internal organ using a fluoroscope |
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pharmaceuticals |
medicinal drugs |
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positron emission tomography (PET) |
combines tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images of selected body structures |
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radiotherapy, radiation oncology |
treatment of tumors using radiation to destroy cancer cells |
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therapeutic |
pertaining to therapy |
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algesi/o |
sensitivity to pain |
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chem/o |
chemical |
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pharmac/o, pharmaceut/i |
drugs or medicine |
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plast/o |
repair |
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therapeut/o |
treatment |
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tox/o |
poison |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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algesic |
sensitivity to pain |
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toxic |
poisonous |
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chemotherapy |
treatment of disease by chemical agents |
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cytotoxic |
describes agents that are used in cancer treatment to kill cancer cells |
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pharmacotherapy |
treatment of diseases with drugs or medicine |
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analgesic |
drug that relieves pain |
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narcotic |
pertaining to a substance that produces insensibility or stupor |
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antimicrobials |
drugs that destroy or inhibit growth of microbes |
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antibiotics |
antimicrobial agents that are derived from cultures of a microorganism or produced semisynthetically and used to treat infections |
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thermotherapy |
treatment of disease with heat |
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cryotherapy |
treatment using cold temperatures |