Basic Exam and Vitals
The measurement of the number of heart beats per minute felt through the rhythmic expansion of an artery.
what is pulse?
Objective evidence of an illness that cab be evaluated or measured by an examiner, such as a rash or fever.
What is a sign?
morph
form
ex morphology
iatr
treatment
iatrogenic
hemat
blood
hematology
The four basic examination techniques include inspection, palpation, percussion, and this procedure where the examiner listens to internal sounds using a stethoscope.
Auscultation
Subjective evidence of an illness
blood
hemolysis
kerat
hard, cornea
keratinized
gluc
sugar, glucose
icter
jaundice
icteric
The higher reading in a blood pressure measurement, representing pressure when the heart contracts.
systolic pressure
erythr
red
ex erythrocyte
encephal
brain
enchephalitis
estr
female
estrogen
hepat
liver
hepatitis
The examination technique that involves tapping the body with fingertips or fists to evaluate the size, boarders, and consistency of internal organs.
percussion
erg
work
ergonomics
fibrin
fiber
ex fibrinolysis
electr
electricity
electrocardiogram
hist
tissue
histology
The examination technique where the examiner feels the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with their hands.
palpation
glyc
sugar, glucose
glycolysis
dermat
skin
ex dermatitis
enter
intestines
enteritis
esophag
esophagus
ex esophagitis