Ch 15 Diagnostic Procedures and Pharmacology

Basic Diagnostic Procedures  Vital signs- Blood pressure, breathing  Auscultation- Listening through a stethoscope for sounds within the body to determine the condition the lungs, pleura, hear, and abdomen.  Palpation and percussion- An examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.  Basic examination instruments- Sphygmomanometer, stethoscope,  Basic examinations- physicals (blood pressure, test iron levels in blood, urinalysis, pap smears, mammograms, etc.

Imaging Techniques  Contrast Medium - A substance used to make visible structures that are otherwise hard to see (clogged veins, arteries).  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)- Uses a combination of radio waves and a strong magnetic field to create signals that are sent to a computer and converted into images of any plane through the body.

Contrast Medium of Brain

MRI

Ch 15 Terms  albumin/o albumin, protein  calc/I calcium, lime, the heel  cin/e relationship to movement  fluor/o luminous, growing  radi/o radiation, x-rays, radius  -ologist specialist  -ology the science or study of  -gram, -graph resulting record  -graphy process of recording  -scope instrument for visual examination  -scopy visual examination

Words  Albuminuria> the presence of the serum protein albumin in the urine  Calcicuria> the presence of calcium in the urine  Cineradiography> the recording of images as they appear in motion on a fluorescent screen  Fluoroscopy> an imaging technique used to visualize body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a luminous fluorescent screen  Radiologist> a specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders with x-rays and other forms of radiant energy  Pharmacology> the study of nature, uses, and effects of drugs for medical purposes  Panorex radiograph> shows all the teeth and surrounding structures of the upper and lower dental arches on a single film  Intraoral radiography> as used in dentistry, means that the film is placed within the mouth  Opthamalmoscope> an instrument used to examine the interior of the eye