| A | B |
|---|
| Patella | kneecap |
| Instrument that vibrates | tuning fork |
| ausculation | listening to sounds in the body |
| amplify | make sound more audible |
| laryngeal mirror | mirrow used to examine the larynx |
| speculum | instument used to view body cavity |
| percussion | use of fngertips to gain info about body parts |
| 2-handed deep palpitation | bimanual |
| palpation | use of hands to determine tenderness, size or texture of body part |
| percussion hammer | reflex hammer |
| black | preferred ink for charting |
| chronological charting | follows patient by visit not DX |
| opthalmascope | used to examine eyes |
| otoscope | used to examine ears |
| S | (subjective) what the pt states |
| O | (objective) used in charting what can be proved |
| P | plan of care in SOAP charting |
| betadine | skin prep b4 minor surgery |
| emesis basin | kidney shaped container |
| goniometer | used to measure ROM of a joint |
| SOMR | reverse chronological charting divided into sections |
| Ausculataion | presence or absence of sounds, rhythm or strength of sound |
| Fowlers position | 90* angle |
| semi-fowler position | 45* angle |
| Snellen | distant eye vison chart |
| manipulation | passive assess ROM joint |
| mensuration | to measure |
| supine | horizontal recumbant (to lie with spine to bed) |
| prone position | on stomach or ventral side |
| Sim's Position | left lateral (to lie on left side) |
| hydration | checks nutrition status |
| trendelberg position | shock position |
