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| Adventitious Breath Sounds |
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| abnormal breath sounds that occur when air passes through narrowed airways or airways filled with fluid or mucus, or when pleural linings are inflamed |
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| the loss of scalp hair (baldness) or body hair |
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| the junction between the body of the sternum and the manubrium; the starting point for locating the ribs anteriorly |
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| the anterior curve of the auricle's upper aspect |
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| any defects in or loss of the power to express oneself by speech, writing, or signs, or to comprehend spoken or written language due to disease or injury of the cerebral cortex |
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| an uneven curvature of the cornea that prevents horizontal and vertical light rays from focusing on the retina |
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| the process of listening to sounds produced within the body, such as with the use of a stethoscope that amplifies sounds and conveys them to the nurse's ears |
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| a test during which the client's fingertip is temporarily pinched to assess capillary refill and peripheral circulation |
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| a blowing or swishing sound created by turbulance of blood flow |
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| an opacity of the eye lens or its capsule that blocks light rays |
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| elevation of the proximal aspect of the nail and softening of the nail bed |
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| a sea-shell shaped structure found in the inner ear; essential for sound transmission and hearing |
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| the result of interrupted transmission of sound waves through the outer and middle ear structures |
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| inflammation of the bulbar and palpebral conjuctiva |
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| a bluish tinge of skin color |
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| inflammation of the lacrimal sac |
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| in measuring blood pressure, the period during which the ventricles relax |
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| a thudlike sound produced by dense tissue such as the liver, spleen, or heart |
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| its length (long or short) during auscultation |
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| the presence of excess interstitial fluid in the body that makes skin appear swollen, shiny, and taut, and tends to blanch color |
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| a redness tinge of skin color associated with a variety of skin rashes |
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| the part of the middle ear that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx; stabilizes air pressure between the external atmosphere and the middle ear |
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| a protrusion of the eyeballs with elevation of the upper eyelids, resulting in a startled or staring expression |
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| the entrance to the ear canal |
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| the failure to perceive touch on one side of the body when two symmetric areas of the body are touched simultaneously |
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| an extremely dull sound produced, during percussion, by very dense tissue, such as muscle or bone |
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| red, swollen gingiva (gums) |
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| a disturbance in the circulation of aqueous fluid that causes an increase in intraocular pressure |
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| inflammation of the tongue |
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| a handheld device used to measure the angle of a joint in degrees |
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| the posterior curve of the auricle's upper aspect |
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| a protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening such as the abdominal or inguinal muscles |
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| redness, swelling, and tenderness of the hair follicle and glands that empty at the edge of the eyelids |
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| an abnormal booming sound produced during percussion of the lungs |
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| the anvil bone of the middle ear |
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| visual examination, which is assessing by using the sense of sight |
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| the loudness or softness of auscultated sound |
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| involuntary trembling when an individual attempts a voluntary movement |
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| a yellowish tinge to skin color |
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| an abnormal anterior movement of the chest related to enlargement of the right ventricle |
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| hammer bone of the middle ear |
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| the handle-like superior part of the sternum that joins with the clavicles |
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| a bony prominence behind the ear |
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| a constricted of conduction and sensorineural loss |
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| rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement |
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| the ability to sense whether one or two areas of the skin are being stimulated by pressure |
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| the three middle ear bones of sound transmission |
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| an instrument used to view the ear |
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| the examination of the body using the sense of touch |
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| inflammation of the parotid salivary gland |
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| Percussion (in assessment) |
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| a method in which the body surface is struck to elicit sounds that can be heard or vibrations that can be felt |
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| passage of blood constituents through the vessels of the circulatory system |
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| disorder of the supporting structures of the teeth |
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| Pupils Equally Round and Reactive to Light and Accomadation |
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| the frequency (number of vibrations per second) heard during auscultation |
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| an invisible soft film consisting of bacteria, molecules of saliva, and remnants of epithelial cells and leukocytes that adheeres to the enamal surface of teeth |
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| in percussion, the middle finger of the dominant hand that is placed firmly on the client's skin |
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| the tip of the flexed middle finger on the hand opposite the pleximeter |
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| an area of the chect overlying the heart |
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| loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects as a result of the aging process |
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| sensory receptors that are sensitive to movement and the position of the body |
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| advanced periodontal disease in which teeth are loose and pus is evident when the gums are pressed |
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| a subjective description of an auscultated sound (e.g. whistling, gurling, or snapping) |
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| an automatic response of the body to a stimulus |
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| a hollow sound as produced by lungs filled with air during percussion |
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| a tremor that is apparent when the client is at rest and diminishes with activity |
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| the first heart sound; occurs when the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid) close |
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| the second heart sound; occurs whent eh semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonic) close |
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| the inner ear; contain the organs of equilibrium |
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| Sensorineural Hearing Loss |
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| the result of damage to the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the hearing in the brain |
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| accumulation of foul matter (food, microorganisms, and epithelial elements) on the teeth and gums |
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| stirrups bone of the middle ear |
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| the ability to recognize by touching and manipulating them |
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| the period during which the ventricles contract |
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| a visible, hard deposit of plaque and dead bacteria that forms at the gum lines |
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| a vibrating sensation over a blood vessel that indicates turbulent blood flow |
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| the cartilaginous protrusion at the entrance to the ear canal |
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| an involuntary trembling of a limb or body part |
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| a depression of the antihelix |
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| the ability to sense whether one or two areas os the skin are being stimulated by pressure |
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| a musical or drumlike sound produced during percussion over an air-filled stomach |
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| contains the oprgans of equilibrium; found in the inner ear |
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| the degree of detail the eye can discern in an image |
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| the area an individual can see when looking straight ahead |
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| patches of hypopigmented skin, caused by the destruction of melanocytes in the area |
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