VITAL SIGNS
abbreviations
EXAMINATION POSITIONS
SPECIAL TESTS AND EQUIPMENT
EXAMINATIONS TECHNIQUES
100

97.6-99.6 degrees 

what is normal oral temp range?

100

CC

what is chief complaint?

100

lying face up

what is supine?

100

test for distance vision

what is snellen chart?

100

examination by touch

what is palpation?

200

above normal range

what is febrile?

200

FX

what is fracture?

200

on back with head lowered

what is trendelenburg?

200

air vs bone conduction

what is rinne test?

200

listening to body sounds

what is auscultation?

300

>100 bmp at rest

what is tachycardia?
300

LVM

what is left voicemail?

300

on hands and knees with knees pulled to chest

what is knee chest?

300

measures lung capacity

what is spirometer?

300

taking measurments

what is mensuration?

400

slow breathing

what is bradypnea?

400

HEENT

what is head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat?

400

lying face down

what is prone?

400

measures blood oxygen

what is pulse oximetry?

400

testing joint range of motion

what is manipulation?

500
labored breathing

what is dyspnea?

500

ROS

what is review of symptoms?

500

sitting upright on the table with feet out in front

what is fowlers?

500

hearing symmetry

what is weber test?

500

tapping body to evaluate sounds

what is percussion?

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