Chapter 6 Diagnostic And Assessment
Procedures
what is pathology? - correct answer-The study of disease
What is a invasive procedure? - correct answer-It involves Penetrating intact skin or mucous
membrane or inserting a medical device into the body cavity
What does " etiology unknown' mean? - correct answer-The cause of disease was unknown
at the time of the examination
what does 'idiopathic mean? - correct answer-the condition arose suddenly or
spontaneously.
what is the difference between signs and symptoms of a disease? - correct answer-Signs:
are objective, They can be observed
Symptoms: are subjective, what the patient reports
What do vital signs include? - correct answer-Temperature, Pulse, Blood pressure,
Respiration
What is an acute illness? - correct answer-one that comes on suddenly
What is a chronic illness? - correct answer-Long-term disease
what are the methods of measuring temperature? - correct answer-Oral, Tympanic, Rectal,
Axillary, Skin
what is the preferred method of temperature assessment in the clinical setting? - correct
answer-Tympanic Membrane Thermometer
What are the points on the three-point or four-point scale? - correct answer-Bounding:3+
Normal:2+
Weak:1+
Absent: 0
How is the pulse measured? - correct answer-Is is measured by palpitating an artery
what is a respiratory rate? - correct answer-An objective assessment of the number of
breaths per minute
what Is blood pressure? - correct answer-force exerted on the vessel walls by the blood as it
is pumped through the body
Systolic pressure is? - correct answer-when the pressure is at its greatest
Procedures
what is pathology? - correct answer-The study of disease
What is a invasive procedure? - correct answer-It involves Penetrating intact skin or mucous
membrane or inserting a medical device into the body cavity
What does " etiology unknown' mean? - correct answer-The cause of disease was unknown
at the time of the examination
what does 'idiopathic mean? - correct answer-the condition arose suddenly or
spontaneously.
what is the difference between signs and symptoms of a disease? - correct answer-Signs:
are objective, They can be observed
Symptoms: are subjective, what the patient reports
What do vital signs include? - correct answer-Temperature, Pulse, Blood pressure,
Respiration
What is an acute illness? - correct answer-one that comes on suddenly
What is a chronic illness? - correct answer-Long-term disease
what are the methods of measuring temperature? - correct answer-Oral, Tympanic, Rectal,
Axillary, Skin
what is the preferred method of temperature assessment in the clinical setting? - correct
answer-Tympanic Membrane Thermometer
What are the points on the three-point or four-point scale? - correct answer-Bounding:3+
Normal:2+
Weak:1+
Absent: 0
How is the pulse measured? - correct answer-Is is measured by palpitating an artery
what is a respiratory rate? - correct answer-An objective assessment of the number of
breaths per minute
what Is blood pressure? - correct answer-force exerted on the vessel walls by the blood as it
is pumped through the body
Systolic pressure is? - correct answer-when the pressure is at its greatest
