MED 140 Chapter 38 Study Guide Exam
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Objective information about a disorder that can be detected by a person
other than the affected person is?: - ANSWER Sign
The systematic moving of a patient's body parts is: - ANSWER
Manipulation
A patient covering that has a special opening that provides access to the
area to be examined is: - ANSWER Fenestrated Drape
An exam in which the physician uses an index finger to palpate the rectum
for lesions or irregularities is: - ANSWER Digital Exam
Touching to assess characteristics such as texture, temperature, and
shape is: - ANSWER Palpation
A negative statement about the specific traits of a group that is applied
unfairly to an entire population is: - ANSWER Stereotyping
The process of measuring is: - ANSWER Mensuration
Determining the correct diagnosis when two or more diagnoses are
possible is: - ANSWER Differential Diagnosis
The process of listening to body sounds is: - ANSWER Auscultation
, A pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that shape the way people
think and act is: - ANSWER Culture
Visual exam of the patient's entire body and overall appearance is: -
ANSWER Inspection
Forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disorder and prospects
of recovery is: - ANSWER Prognosis
The ability to react appropriately in situations that may arise due to a
patient's cultural background is: - ANSWER Cultural Competence
The degree to which one side is the same as the other is: - ANSWER
Symmetry
An initial diagnosis based on the patient's signs and symptoms is: -
ANSWER Clinical Diagnosis
One of the four equal sections of the abdominal region is: - ANSWER
Quadrant
Subjective information about a disorder supplied by the patient is: -
ANSWER Symptom
Tapping or striking the body to hear sounds or feel vibrations is: - ANSWER
Percussion
True or False: A clinical diagnosis is based on the signs and symptoms of a
disease, as well as laboratory results. - ANSWER True
True or False: Culture is based on a person's race. - ANSWER False;
Culture is a pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices.
True or False: Nasal mucosa is the lining of the nose. - ANSWER True
True or False: Hyperventilation is shallow breathing that leads to a loss of
carbon dioxide in the blood. - ANSWER True
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Objective information about a disorder that can be detected by a person
other than the affected person is?: - ANSWER Sign
The systematic moving of a patient's body parts is: - ANSWER
Manipulation
A patient covering that has a special opening that provides access to the
area to be examined is: - ANSWER Fenestrated Drape
An exam in which the physician uses an index finger to palpate the rectum
for lesions or irregularities is: - ANSWER Digital Exam
Touching to assess characteristics such as texture, temperature, and
shape is: - ANSWER Palpation
A negative statement about the specific traits of a group that is applied
unfairly to an entire population is: - ANSWER Stereotyping
The process of measuring is: - ANSWER Mensuration
Determining the correct diagnosis when two or more diagnoses are
possible is: - ANSWER Differential Diagnosis
The process of listening to body sounds is: - ANSWER Auscultation
, A pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that shape the way people
think and act is: - ANSWER Culture
Visual exam of the patient's entire body and overall appearance is: -
ANSWER Inspection
Forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disorder and prospects
of recovery is: - ANSWER Prognosis
The ability to react appropriately in situations that may arise due to a
patient's cultural background is: - ANSWER Cultural Competence
The degree to which one side is the same as the other is: - ANSWER
Symmetry
An initial diagnosis based on the patient's signs and symptoms is: -
ANSWER Clinical Diagnosis
One of the four equal sections of the abdominal region is: - ANSWER
Quadrant
Subjective information about a disorder supplied by the patient is: -
ANSWER Symptom
Tapping or striking the body to hear sounds or feel vibrations is: - ANSWER
Percussion
True or False: A clinical diagnosis is based on the signs and symptoms of a
disease, as well as laboratory results. - ANSWER True
True or False: Culture is based on a person's race. - ANSWER False;
Culture is a pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices.
True or False: Nasal mucosa is the lining of the nose. - ANSWER True
True or False: Hyperventilation is shallow breathing that leads to a loss of
carbon dioxide in the blood. - ANSWER True
