Chapter 4 Vocab

Identification of a disease or condition through scientific evaluation

Predicted outcome of a disease

Short and severe course of illness

Cold, flu, COVID

Disease that exists over a long period of time

Objective/ definitive evidence of an illness that is SEEN by the examiner

Subjective evidence told to an examiner by patient

Small sample taken from the body to represent the whole

Performed to asses patients conditions

Rhythmic expansion of an artery as the heart beats

The exchange of O2 and CO2

The body’s temp

Pressure exerted by the circulating volume of blood on the walls of the arteries, veins, and on the chamber of the heart

The visual inspection of the body by means of an endoscope

Introduction of a catheter to the body

Examiner uses eyes and ears to observe and listen to the patient

Examiner feels the texture, size, and consistency of certain body parts with hands

Examiner taps body with finger tips to evaluate size, boarders, and consistency of organs to determine fluid amounts

X-ray image used to view bones tissues and organs

Examiner listens for sounds within the body to evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and other organs

Computed tomography

Uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed cross section image of tissue

Magnetic Resonance imaging

Magnetic properties produce images of internal structures (soft tissues)