Catch All
Imaging
Definitions
Vital Signs
Blood and Other Things
100

Presence of calcium in the urine

Calciuria

100

Visual examination of the interior of the abdomen

Laparoscopy

100

Auscultation

listening for sounds within the body (usually through a stethoscope)

100

what does the term Assessment

Evaluation of the patient

100

Phlebotomist

Medical professional trained to draw blood

200

Presence of pus in the urine

Pyuria

200

A radiopaque contrast medium used to primarily visualize the gastrointestinal tract.

Barium

200

Heart Murmur

Abnormal heart sound. Sign of defective heart valves.

200

What three items are observed in the initial physical assessment 

1.Appearance

2. Emotional

3. Ambulation

200

Stethoscope

Instrument used to listen to sounds within the body

300

Visualization of body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a luminous fluorescent screen

Fluoroscopy

300

What is administered by swallowing, via enema, or intravenously to make body structures more visible.

Contrast Medium
300

What is Palpation

Examination technique- hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.
300

What are the four key indications that the body systems are functioning

1.Temperature

2. Pulse

3. Respiration

4. Blood Pressure

300
What is Centesis

Surgical puncture to remove excess fluid or to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

400

Class of drugs that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Analgesics

400

Substance does not allow e-rays to pass through and appears white or light gray on the resulting film

Radiopaque

400

What is Percussion

Diagnostic Procedure-Sound produced by tapping the surface with the fingers. to determine the density of a body part.

400

What is a subjective symptom that can be part of the vital signs. Sometimes referred to the fifth vital sign

pain

400

Surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial flud

Arthrocentesis

500

Uses a thin, fan shaped x-ray beam that rotates around the patient to produce multiple cross-sectional views of the body

CT Scan, A Computed Tomography or CAT- Computerized axial tomography

500

Substance (air or gas) allows x-rays to pass through and appears black or dark gray on the resulting film

Radiolucent

500

What is an Ophthalmoscope

Instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
500

Name the three Respiratory sounds heard through a stethoscope

Rales, Rhonchi, Stridor

500

Speculum

Instrument used ot enlarge the opening of any canal or cavity

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