TNCC Physical Assessment ,Questions And
Approved Answers ,2024
what are the two types of disease states?
acute and chronic
acute
disease beginning suddenly with intense signs and symptoms and ending after treatment
chronic
disease developing slowly and continuing for a long period often for an entire life time
remission
a partial or complete disappearance of signs and symptoms of a disease
organic disease
a structural change in an organ that interferes with its function
Give an example of an organic disease
diabetes mellitus
signs
objective data that can be heard, seen, felt or measured by the health care professional
symptoms
subjective data that the patient perceives and the health care professional would not know about unless
told by the patient
what is the term for removal of fluids from a body cavity, or wound?
drainage
what is the term for fluid that is slowly discharged from cells or blood vessels through small pores or
breaks in a membrane?
exudate
what is the medical term for redness?
erythema
what is the medical term for yellow?
jaundice
, what is the medical term for the yellow color of the normally white sclera of the eye?
scleral icterus
what is the medical term for blue coloration?
cyanosis
what is the medical term for itching?
pruritis
what does purulent mean?
containing pus
inflammation
a protective response of the body to irritation, injury or invasion by disease producing organisms
infection
disease caused by an invasion of microorganisms that produce tissue damage
etiology
the cause of a disease
what are the origins of disease?
heredity, congenital, inflammatory, degenerative, infectious, deficiency, metabolic, neoplastic, traumatic
and environmental
risk factor
any situation, habit, environmental condition, genetic predisposition, or physiologic condition that
increases the chance that an individual or group will become ill
what are the major categories of risk factors?
genetic, physiological, age, environment, and lifestyle
assessment
an evaluation of the patient's condition
chief complaint
immediate reason why the patient has sought health care
palpation
use of the hands and touch to gather data
percussion
Approved Answers ,2024
what are the two types of disease states?
acute and chronic
acute
disease beginning suddenly with intense signs and symptoms and ending after treatment
chronic
disease developing slowly and continuing for a long period often for an entire life time
remission
a partial or complete disappearance of signs and symptoms of a disease
organic disease
a structural change in an organ that interferes with its function
Give an example of an organic disease
diabetes mellitus
signs
objective data that can be heard, seen, felt or measured by the health care professional
symptoms
subjective data that the patient perceives and the health care professional would not know about unless
told by the patient
what is the term for removal of fluids from a body cavity, or wound?
drainage
what is the term for fluid that is slowly discharged from cells or blood vessels through small pores or
breaks in a membrane?
exudate
what is the medical term for redness?
erythema
what is the medical term for yellow?
jaundice
, what is the medical term for the yellow color of the normally white sclera of the eye?
scleral icterus
what is the medical term for blue coloration?
cyanosis
what is the medical term for itching?
pruritis
what does purulent mean?
containing pus
inflammation
a protective response of the body to irritation, injury or invasion by disease producing organisms
infection
disease caused by an invasion of microorganisms that produce tissue damage
etiology
the cause of a disease
what are the origins of disease?
heredity, congenital, inflammatory, degenerative, infectious, deficiency, metabolic, neoplastic, traumatic
and environmental
risk factor
any situation, habit, environmental condition, genetic predisposition, or physiologic condition that
increases the chance that an individual or group will become ill
what are the major categories of risk factors?
genetic, physiological, age, environment, and lifestyle
assessment
an evaluation of the patient's condition
chief complaint
immediate reason why the patient has sought health care
palpation
use of the hands and touch to gather data
percussion
