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Inspection

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observation of one or more areas of the body

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Auscultation

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using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the body

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Acute

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Comes on quickly and is short of duration

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chronic

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slow and usually lifelong

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benign

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not cancerous/good chance of survival

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maligent

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term for cancers that tend to spread, get progressivly worse and can be life threatning

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neoplasic

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new abnormal growth

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terminal

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a disease with no cure, but there are treatments

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autoimmune

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your body is fighting itself

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congenital

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disease that is present at birth

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genetic

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passed on

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Palpation

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Application of pressure to assess for abnormalities

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Percussion

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tapping areas on the body to access organ size and weather it is fluid or air filled

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Olfaction

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use of smell to detect abnormalities

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Diagnostic Testing

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use of lab, x-rays, and other tests or procedures to help diagnose disease

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Diagnosis

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  • ID of a health condition
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endemic

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ongoing, restricted to a certain population ex. cold, malaria, swine flu

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epidemic

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sudden, widespread outbreak of disease withn a population

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pandemic

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affecting the global population

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Prognosis

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forecast or prediction of the possible outcome of the disease or condition

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Observation

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looking at and asking questions to gather data

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etiology

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cause of disease

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iatrogenic

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side affect of treatment/examination

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idiopathic

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disease with unkown cause

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ischemic
restricted blood flow, not flowing properly
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Manifestation
the way the disease presents itself
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Signs (objective)
observed and noted by healthcare professional. Can be measured
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Symptoms (subjective)
NOT measurable - pain/nausea/fatigue/weakness
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military time
ex. 0000 - 12:00 am , 8030 - 8:30 am, 1430 - 2:30 pm
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cardi/o-
heart
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hepat/o-
liver
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gastr/o-
stomach
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pre-
before
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post-
after
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tri-
three
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bi-
two
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-ectomy
surgical removal of
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-itis
inflamation
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-oma
tumor
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"o" (joining suffix)
neur/o + -plasty = neorplasty (can not be put next to a vowel)
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eponym
named after a person/place
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greek/latin
terms combing word parts
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modern english
describes actual items, or pieces of equipment
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anatomy
study of structures of the body
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physiology
study of the functions of the structures
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pathophysiology
study of structural and functional changes in organs that lead to disease
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body planes
sections or imaginary lunes that divide the body
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body directions
created by the body planes used to show directions
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anomotic postition
hands facing forward, body facing forward
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sgiital plane
cuts into unequal right and left hands
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meidal
close to midline
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lateral
far form midline
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transverse plane
cuts into top and bottom halves
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superior
above (closer to the head)
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inferior
below (closer to the feet)
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frontal plane (coronal plane)
divides in half (front and back)
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anterior/ventral
in front of (belly side of body)
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posterior/dorsal
behind (back side of body)
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plantar
bottom of foot
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cephalic
towards the head
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caudal
towards the tail (butt)
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internal
inside of body
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superficial
towards the surface (close to skin)
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deep
towards the inside
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proximal
close to point of origin (close to the torso)
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distal
far from the point of origin (far from the torso)
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cell
basic structural unit of body
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tissue
combination of similar cells
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organ
collection of tissue working together to preform a specific function
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body system
group of organs that work together to preform a specific function
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organisim
life form made up of interdependent parts that work together to maintain life
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body cavtites
space within the body that contains and protects internal organs and other body structures
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cranial body cavity
located within the skull and protects the brain
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erect body position
normal standing position, used for xrays, neurological decifits
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fowlers position
normal seared position, head of the bed is elevated, used for comfort and rest
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spinal cavity
located within the spinal column and protects the spine
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thoracic cavity
located within your chest and protects your heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels that run through the chest.
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abdominal cavity
contains the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas, and parts of the large intestine
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knee chest position
lying down with knees bent to chest used for rectal and pelvic exams
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lateral position
lying on either left or right side, used to recover from illness, labor, delivery, seizures
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pelvic cavity
contains the urinary bladder, urethra, portions of the large intestine, and reproductive organs
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dorsal cavity
protects and contains the organs and tissues on the back side of the body
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ventral cavity
protects and contains the organs and tissues on the front side of the body
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prone position
lying flat with face down, used for treating breast cancer, bed sores, or a sleeping postion for children
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sims position
lying on side with one hip and knee flexed with the other extended
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supine position
lying flat with face up used for different imaging such as CT, MRI, or X-ray
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right upper abdominal quadrant
upper left square (from the back)
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left upper quadrant
upper right corner (from the back)
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right lower quadrant
bottom left corner (from the back)
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left lower quadrant
bottom right corner (from the back)
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