Week 1
An instrument used to transmit sound
Stethoscope
Abnormal heart rythmn
Arrhythmia
The process of freezing, used for removal of benign moles
Cryosurgery
The act of walking
Ambulation
To examine by touch
Palpation
Used to measure the body's temperatures
Thermometer
Bradycardia
A surgical cut made to achieve access or to allow discharge of unwanted material such as pus
Incision & Drainage
To listen
Auscultation
Scope used to visualize the ear
Otoscope
to measure
Mensuration
Anything artificially produced on an ECG
Artifact
Process of killing all microorganisms
Sterilization
Eye exam that test for colored blindness
Ishihara
Testing to measure standard distance at 20 feet
Visual Acuity
Cardinal signs
Vital signs
Relaxation of the heart
Diastole
Process using high pressures and temperatures, steam sterilization
Auto clave
Chart used to measure distance vision
Snellen
ear wax
Cerumen
Blood pressure cuff
Sphygmomanometer
Interference/artifact throughout the ECG tracing, often caused by patient movement
Somatic tremor
An approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain body fluids as if they were known to be infectious
Universal precautions
Testing for a person's ability to hear various sound frequencies
Audiometry
Test performed by aspirating a sample of synovial fluid from a joint for evaluation
Arthrocentesis