unit 1 Flashcards
if a patient develops an illness due to a procedure done by a doctor it is ____?
iatrogenic
Since type 1 diabetes is inherited and thus present at birth it is ____?
congenital
medical care that treats the entire body is called ____?
holistic
on-going bouta of an illness would be considered ____?
chronic
Etiology deals with
Cause of disease
If a patient has a complaint such as a headache, it is considered ____?
a symptom
A stethoscope would be used for ____?
Auscultation
Certain skin disease such as ECZEMA have no known cause. This is an example of ____?
Idiopathic disease
Easing pain and making a patient comfortable is known as ____?
palliative care
If a doctor explains the long term outcome of an illness, they are explaining the ____?
prognosis
Risk factors that may increase the chances of contracting a disease are known as ___?
Predisposing factors
A sign is different from a symptom because a sign ___?
must be measured
A doctor used her hands to feel for lumps or swelling. this procedure is known as ___?
Palpation
Pneumonia is caused by the bacteria pneumococcus. This is an example of ____?
etiology
a short term illness that can be treated is
acute
An illness contracted in the hospital environment is known as ____?
nocosomial
A patient needs to have their urine examined. What type of test will the doctor order?
UA - urinalysis
A doctor wants to look at a patients lungs on the inside. What test should they run?
CXR - Chest Radiography
What type of test would be measure the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
CBC - complete blood count
What does EKG/ECG measure?
Electrical impulses from the heart?
A blood glucose test would be most helpful with
Diabetes
A collection of symptoms and disorders that stem from the same problem is called
syndrome
How a disease presents itself in a patient is known as ___?
manifestation
Who developed the first vaccine in 1600s?
Jenner
