CLASS 1 VOCAB

the collection of data about an individual's health

the western european/north american tradition that views health as the absence of disease

a complete health history and full pxy exam

simultaneously problem-solving while self employing one's own thinking ability

a method of collecting and analyzing clinical info w/ the following components:
1- attending to initially available cues
2- formulating diagnostic hypotheses
3- gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses
4- evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected
5- arriving at a final diagnosis

rapid collection of the database, often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures

the total of all conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of a person

a systematic approach emphasizing the best reseach evidence, the clinitian's experience, patient preferences and values, pxy exam, and assessment

one used for a limited or short-term problem; concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system

used in all settings to monitor progress on short-term or chronic health problems

the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdepenedent and function as a whole within the environment

used to evaluate the cause and etiology of disease; focus is on the function or malfunction of a specific organ system

used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems

a method of collecting and analyzing clinical info with the following components:
1- assessment
2- diagnosis
3- outcome identification
4- planning
5- implementation
6- evaluation

what the health professional obeserves by inspecting, palpating, percussion, and auscultating during the pxy exam

an action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurrence of disease

what the person says about himself or herself during history taking

a dynamic process and view of health; a move toward optimal functioning

situation towards the front of the body

situated at or toward the hind of the body

situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point

situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point

lying or extending toward the median axis of the body

lying at or extending toward the right or left side; lying away from the median axis of the body

situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being

situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being

meeting between the examiner and patient with the goal of gathering a complete health history

using medical vocab with patient in an exclusionary and paternalistic way

the use of impersonal speech to put space between the self and a threat

viewing the world from the other person's inner frame of reference while remaining yourself; recognizing and accepting the other person's feelings without criticism

pondering a deeper meaning beyond the concrete and literal

concentration, ability to focus on one specific thing

being aware of one's own existence, feelings, and thoughts and being aware of the environment

an acute confusional change or loss of consciousness and perceptual disturbance, may accompany acute illness, and usual resolves when the underlying cause is treated

a gradual progressive process, causing decreased cognitive function even though the person is fully conscious and awake, and is not reversible

using the voice to communicate one's thoughts and feelings

ability to lay down and store experiences and perceptions for later recall

prolonged display of a person's feelings

awareness of the objective world in relation to the self

awareness of objects through any of the five senses

what the person thinks- specific ideas, beliefs, the use of words

the way a person thinks, the logical train of thought

(or intensity) how loud or soft a sound is

the length of time a note lingers

an infection aquired during hospitalization

an instrument that illuminates the interal eye structures, enabling the examiner to look through the pupil at the fundus (background) of the eye

an instrument that illuminates the ear canal, enabling the examiner to look at the ear canal and tympanic membrane

(or frequency) the number of vibrations (or cycles) per second of a note

(or timbre) a subjective difference in a sound due to the sound's distinctive overtones

a brief period of time when Korotkoff sounds disappear during auscultation of blood pressure; common with hypertension

heart rate <50 beats per min in the adult

instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

amount of blood pumped out of the heart eith each heart beat

heart rate of >90 beats per min in the adult

(baldness) hair loss

dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes due to increased amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin

the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels marked by a livid black-and-blue or purple spot or area

intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in dilated superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation

self-inflicted abrasion on skin due to scratching

linear crack in skin extending into dermis

yellow color to skin, palate, and sclera due to excess bilirubin in the blood

hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of orginial injury

an abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease ; especially : one that is circumscribed and well defined

(mole) circumscribed skin lesion due to excess melanocytes

excessively pale, whitish pink color to lightly pigmented skin

a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage

itching

red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels

skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible

sloughing of nectrotic inflammatory tissue that causes a deep depression in skin, extending into the dermis

profuse sweating

(liver spots) small, flat, brown macules. circumscribed areas are clusters of melanocytes that appear after extensive sun exposure.

elevated cavity containing thick, turbid fluid

elevated cavity containing free fluid up to 1cm diameter