Medical History and Physical Examination

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

scraping or rubbing away of skin or mucous membrane

Question 2

abscess

Answer 2

localized collection of pus in any body part

Question 3

alopecia

Answer 3

hair loss

Question 4

analgesic

Answer 4

medication/treatment that relieves pain

Question 5

anomaly

Answer 5

marked deviation from normal

Question 6

asymptomatic

Answer 6

without symptoms

Question 7

arthralgia

Answer 7

joint pain

Question 8

ataxia

Answer 8

failure of muscular coordination

Question 9

auscultation

Answer 9

act of listening for sounds within the body

Question 10

benign

Answer 10

noncancerous; not progressive

Question 11

blood chemistry profile

Answer 11

analysis of chemical components of the patients blood

Question 12

carotid

Answer 12

principle artery of the neck

Question 13

cheilitis

Answer 13

inflammation of the lip

Question 14

chief complaint

Answer 14

subjective description of the symptoms that caused the patient to seek medical attention

Question 15

clinical diagnosis

Answer 15

diagnosis made on the basis of knowledge obtained from the medical history and physical examination

Question 16

consultation

Answer 16

report written by consulting physician on the request of the patients primary physician

Question 17

contusion

Answer 17

bruise

Question 18

decubitus

Answer 18

lying down

Question 19

dermis

Answer 19

second layer of skin

Question 20

diagnosis

Answer 20

identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, lab tests, and procedures

Question 21

diaphoreses

Answer 21

profuse perspiration

Question 22

differential diagnosis

Answer 22

distinguishing between two or more disease with similar symptoms by comparing their signs and symptoms

Question 23

dysphonia

Answer 23

voice impairment, difficulty speaking

Question 24

edema

Answer 24

abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces;swelling

Question 25

emesis

Answer 25

vomiting

Question 26

eschar

Answer 26

hard crust produced by a thermal burn

Question 27

erythema

Answer 27

redness on the skin

Question 28

exanthem

Answer 28

measles like eruption or rash that may be due to a virus or allergic reaction to a drug

Question 29

extraocular

Answer 29

outside of the eye

Question 30

fermoral(pulse)

Answer 30

pulse of the femoral artery felt in the groin

Question 31

fibrosis

Answer 31

abnormal formation of fibrous tissue(scar tissue)

Question 32

flaccid

Answer 32

weak,soft,flabby,poor muscle tone

Question 33

fundi

Answer 33

back portion of the interior or the eyeball

Question 34

ganglion

Answer 34

a knot, group of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system

Question 35

hematoma

Answer 35

blood clot

Question 36

hematuria

Answer 36

presence of blood in the urine

Question 37

hemoptysis

Answer 37

spitting up of blood or blood-tinged sputum

Question 38

hepatosplenomegaly

Answer 38

enlargement of the liver and spleen

Question 39

impression/diagnosis

Answer 39

section of the report in which the physician indicates diagnostic conclusion