This "gnosis" is a method to determining a patient's condition.
What is Diagnosis?
Take a deep breath and say, "Aahhhh."
What is a tongue depressor?
Before lifting a patient from a wheel chair, make sure that this belt is snugly around the patient's waist.
What is a gait belt?
twice, double, both
What is bi-?
When a patient leaves a medical practice they may need to sign this consent to move their chart to another facility.
What is a Release of Medical Information form?
The probable course and outcome of a patient's condition and prospects of recovery involves this "gnosis."
What is the prognosis?
You might get a hit on the knee with this Physical Exam Instrument.
What is a percussion hammer?
This procedure principle avoids mistaking one patient for another.
What is identifying the patient?
air tubes in the lungs
What is bronchi?
This government Act went into effect in 2003, offering patient's more control over their medical records.
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Often simply called the diagnosis, this two word term is found through the evaluation of a health history, physical exam, and laboratory testing.
What is the final diagnosis?
Patient beware, your medical assistant needs to check your hearing with these special silver instruments.
What is a tuning fork?
Being in this position can be painful on a lower back.
What is the Supine position?
slow
What is Brady?
This sign must be on the door of the closet where biohazard waste is kept.
What is an "Authorized Personnel Only" sign?
When two or more diseases have similar symptoms the Doctor may be asked to give this.
What is a differential diagnosis?
This special instrument uses a bright light to show you the inside of a patient's ear, or throat.
What is an otoscope?
In this patient position you assist the patient to prevent accidentally rolling off the table by asking them to roll in this manner.
What is roll toward you?
short
What is brachy?
What is gently and thoroughly drying your hands.
Before the lab tests confirm a final diagnosis, you have this intermediate step.
What is a clinical diagnosis?
Watch out below, this instrument used to take a vital sign is formed with 16 letters.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
While moving a patient out of the Lithotomy position, this movement can help avoid strain on the back and abdominal muscles.
What is lifting both legs out of the stirrups at the same time?
eyelid
What is blepharo?
This information in a patient's chart identifies their reason for seeking care, the symptom that is causing the patient the most trouble.
What is the chief complaint?