Chapter 6 Diagnostic And Assessment
Procedures
acute illness - correct answer-sudden onset of disease or trauma or disease of short
duration usually 3 weeks or less
chronic illness - correct answer-an illness that has continued for months, weeks, or years
endoscopic procedures - correct answer-medical assessments of body cavities using a fiber
optic instrument (endoscope)
nuclear medicine - correct answer-medical procedures that use radioactive particles to track
target tissues in the body
first step in medical and surgical decision making - correct answer-is assessment, which
provides clues and information about the nature of the patient's illness and possible causes.
invasive procedure - correct answer-involves penetrating intact skin or mucous membranes;
or inserting a medical device into the body cavity.
noninvasive procedure - correct answer-these procedures are limited to skin contact or no
direct contact with the body
interventional radiology - correct answer-procedures combine technologies such as x-ray or
other imaging tools with invasive techniques
selected invasive diagnostic and interventional procedures can be performed.. - correct
answer-in the operating room or specialty department. routine tests such as blood analysis,
urinalysis, and other chemistry studies.
pathology - correct answer-the study of disease or specific illness.
etiology - correct answer-refers to one or more "causes"
etiology unknown - correct answer-if this is on the patient's chart it means the cause of
disease or condition was unknown at the time of examination
idiopathic - correct answer-means the condition arose suddenly or spontaneously without
apparent cause
idiopathic hypertension - correct answer-means the patient developed high blood pressure
without an apparent cause
morbidity - correct answer-the rate of illness in the population
, mortality - correct answer-the rate of death in the population
rhinovirus - correct answer-(a common cold virus) is associated with high morbidity and low
mortality.
when discussing the disease itself; we refer to the ( ) - correct answer-we usually refer to its
"course" ex: the patient experienced abdominal pain throughout the course of the infection
a more formal term referring to the origin and development of the disease is the ( ) - correct
answer-the pathogensis
objective signs - correct answer-are measurable signs ex: rash, fever, injury, loss of function
objective symptoms - correct answer-they can be observed by the patient's experience . this
is what the patient reports.
exacerbation - correct answer-means worsen or become more serious
syndrome - correct answer-a unique group of signs associated with a specific disease
prognosis - correct answer-a prediction of the outcome of a condition. usually expressed with
terms like "excellent, good, or poor"
remission - correct answer-the disease returns again. called relapse
terminal - correct answer-an illness that will result in death
curative - correct answer-refers to treatment that is meant to resolve the medical problem
palliative - correct answer-this type of care is intended to make the condition more tolerable
but doesn't cure it
these are reported to the RN or surgeon and must always be accurate!
A change in vital signs can be an early warning of a ( ) type of illness - correct answer-acute
illness or chronic illness
baseline values - correct answer-vitals taken at the beginning of the assessment. upward or
downward trends from the baseline indicate changes in the patient's condition.
normal body temperature - correct answer-99 degree F (37.2 C) and is regulated by the
hypothalamus
oral temperature - correct answer-is measured under the tongue (sublingual) 98.6 F (37 C)
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