Lifestyle Management
Food substance that provides the most concentrated form of energy
Fats
Oxygen transport in red blood cells
Iron
Using hands on the outside of the body to detect evidence of internal abnormalities
Palpation
Common cold, influenza, chickenpox, hepatitis B, AIDS, measles, polio
Virus
Condition in which body tissue freezes
Frostbite
Energy content of foods
Calorie
Bone building and maintenance; muscle and nerve function
Calcium
Obtaining information on family and friends, conditions in the home
Psychosocial history
Typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rickettsia
Tearing of muscle fibers
Strain
False belief that one is overweight
Anorexia nervosa
Red blood cell production; nervous system maintenance
Vitamin B12
Using a stethoscope to listen to sounds inside the body
Auscultation
Ringworm, athlete’s foot, skin infections
Fungi
Torn ligament fibers
Sprain
Eating large amounts of food followed by forced vomiting or use of laxatives
Bulimia
Calcium absorption; bone and tooth maintenance
Vitamin D
Physician who recommends a second physician or other health care specialist
Source of referral
Pneumonia, gonorrhea, meningitis, urinary tract infections, TB, syphilis, cholera
Bacteria
Increase in body temperature above normal
Hyperthermia
Uncontrollable eating, even when not hungry
Binge eating
Infection prevention; healthy skin
Vitamin A
Using the senses to determine aspects of a patient’s condition
Inspection
Dysentery, trichomonas, malaria
Protozoa
Wound that occurs when respiratory system is penetrated and air escapes
Sucking wound