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Weber test
Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the head and having the
patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard.
Rinne test
hearing test using a tuning fork; checks for differences in bone conductio...
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Weber test
Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the head and having the
patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard.
Rinne test
hearing test using a tuning fork; checks for differences in bone conduction and air conduction
Snellen chart
chart containing symbols that is used in the testing of visual acuity
50/20 vision
Below average: what patient sees letter at 20 ft is what normal population sees at 50 ft
Ishihara test
tests for color vision
scratch test
,type of allergy testing in which body is exposed to allergens through a light scratch in skin
if a wheel occurs within the first 15 minutes, the allergist can identify the substance as a possible
allergen
Hashimoto's disease
an autoimmune disease in which the body's own antibodies attack and destroy the cells of the thyroid
gland
Graves disease
hyperthyroidism caused by an autoimmune response
F
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - testes and ovaries
L
Luteinizing hormone (LH) - testes and ovaries
A
(ACTH) adrenocorticotropic - cortex
T
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) - thyroid
P
Prolactin (PRL) -mammary glands
I
Ignore
G
Growth hormone (GH) - bones
FLATPIG hormone
artery
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart (oxygenated)
arterioles
smaller branches of the arteries (oxygenated blood)
Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart (deoxygenated)
venules
, small veins (deoxygenated)
capillary
smallest blood vessel; brings nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and absorbs carbon dioxide and waste
products
endocardium
inner lining of the heart
Pericardium
membranous sac enclosing the heart
endo-
within, inner
peri-
surrounding, around
HR
heart rate
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