Vital Signs & General Assessment
This vital sign is defined as the number of heartbeats per minute and is assessed by palpating a peripheral artery.
Heart Rate
This primary lesion is fluid‑filled and <1 cm known as a ______, while its larger counterpart >1 cm is called a _____.
Vesicle and Bulla
This parasympathetic nerve supplies thoracic and most abdominal organs down to the proximal 2/3 of the transverse colon.
Vagus Nerve (CN X)
What are the differences between Traditional vs. Lifestyle Medicine Models
Traditional medicine focuses on diagnosis and prescription, while lifestyle medicine focuses on motivation and compliance.
This technique uses a rapid, short‑distance thrust at the restrictive barrier and is often accompanied by an audible release.
HVLA
This temperature site is considered closest to core body temperature and is often higher than oral readings.
Rectal Temperature
This phenomenon describes thickened skin with exaggerated markings due to chronic rubbing or scratching.
Lichenification
These spinal levels provide sympathetic innervation to the midgut.
T10–T12
This term refers to all sites of intracellular fat deposition, both healthy and unhealthy.
Adiposity
What is the first step of any OMT Treatment?
Ask for consent before touching the patient
Alternatively: identify the AGR
This calculation uses weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
Body Mass Index (BMI)
What are the three types of biopsy tissue diagnosis?
Shave, Punch, Excisional Biopsies
What reflex describes somatic dysfunction caused by visceral pathology.
Viscerosomatic Reflex
Bonus: Name the other 3
These molecules, produced by fat cells, help maintain metabolic homeostasis.
Adipokines
This ME subtype uses gentle contraction of the agonist muscle to relax the antagonist via spinal reflexes.
Reciprocal Inhibition
What condition refers to: a drop of >20 mmHg systolic or >10 mmHg diastolic within 3 minutes of standing
Orthostatic Hypotension
_____ hair type is short, fine, and lightly pigmented, in contrast to _____ its thicker, darker counterpart.
Vellus vs. Terminal Hair
These spinal levels correspond to sympathetic innervation of the heart.
T1–T4
This chronic disease entity is defined as a condition causally associated with abnormalities in adipose tissue.
Adiposity‑Based Chronic Disease (ABCD)
This physiologic mechanism explains the ‘pop’ heard during HVLA due to gas release within the joint capsule.
Cavitation
This blood pressure phenomenon describes a silent interval between systolic and diastolic pressures that may cause underestimation.
Auscultatory Gap
The nail finding, pitting, is classically associated with this autoimmune condition.
Psoriasis
What are all 8 steps going from Presentation to Treatment in order?
1. History
2. Integrated Physical Examination
3. Area of Greatest Restriction (AGR)
4. TART Findings
5. Consideration of Causality
6. Clinical reasoning to guide selection of OMT
7. Application of OMT
8. Evaluation and Implementation of next steps
What lifestyle medicine principle emphasizes long‑term behavior change rather than short‑term symptom control.
Sustainable Lifestyle Intervention
This ME approach uses patient inhalation or exhalation to assist movement toward or away from the restrictive barrier.
Respiratory Assistance ME