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