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Illness & procedure
Definitions of terms
Health Screening
Average temperature
Respiratory Rates of Various age groups
100

What is Acute illness

illness characterized by symptoms that have a rapid onset, are usually severe and intense but last a short period of time

100

Final diagnosis

Often simply called the diagnosis, this term refers to the scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition through evaluation of health history 
100

How often should you get your blood pressure routinely checked after age 20 

every year

100

What is the average axillary temperature of a newborn 

97-100

100

What is the average breaths per minute for an adult? 

12-20

200

What is Chronic illness

symptoms that persist for longer than 3 months and show little change over a long time

200

Clinical diagnosis

intermediate step in the determination of a final diagnosis 

200

How often at age 20 should you get your cholesterol levels routinely checked? 

Every 5 years

200

What is the average oral temperature of a 1 year old

99.7

200

What is the average breaths for minute for an adolescent (12-18 yrs)  

12-20 breaths 

300

What is Therapeutic Procedure

procedure is performed to treat a patients condition with the goal of elimination it or promoting as much recovery as possible

300

Differential diagnosis 

two of more diseases may have similar symptoms. Involves determining which of these disease is producing the patients symptoms 

300

How often at age 20 should you routinely get your glucose checked?

every 3-5 years

300

What is the average oral temperature of a 5 year old

98.6

300

What is the average breaths per minute for a school age child?

12-26

400

What is Laboratory Testing

procedure to treat a patients condition with the goal of elimination it or promoting as much recovery as possible ex. administration of medication, ear and eye irrigation's 

400

Prognosis

consists of probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery 
400

How often should a female do a breast self examination

every month 

400

What is the average oral temperature of an adult

98.6


400
What is the average breathes for a preschool child?

20-30

500

Diagnostic procedure

procedure performed to assist in the diagnosis of a patients condition 

ex: electrocardiography, colonoscopy, and mammography 

500

Risk factor

physical or behavioral condition that increases the probability that an individual will develop a particular condition 

500

How often should you get get a fecal occult blood test after age 50 

Yearly 
500

What is the average oral temperature of an elderly person (70 yr)

96.8

500

What is the average breaths for an infant?

30-40