| A | B |
|---|
| Empathy | the ability to understand another |
| Anthropometric | weight and height (wt/ht) |
| Homeostasis | organism's system working together to maintain balance or equilibrium |
| Intermittent fever | body temperature alternates between fever and normal or subnormal |
| Remittent fever | temperature fluctuates over 24 hour period |
| Relapsing fever | short febrile periods of a few days with a few days of normal reading |
| Constant fever | body temperature fluctuates a small amout of fever but always above normal |
| Hyperthermia | markedly elevated body temperature |
| Hypothermia | below normal temperature |
| Sphygmomanometer | instrument used to measure BP |
| Inspection | visual examination of the exterior surface of the body |
| Palpation | using the hands to feel the skin |
| Percussion | to gain information on position of body parts by tapping with fingertips |
| Auscultation | listening to sounds within the body |
| Mensuration | specific tools used to measure body of specific parts |
| Manipulation | passive assessment of movement of a body joint |
| Supine | lying face up |
| Dorsal Recumbent | position of a patient lying on their back with limbs flexed outward |
| Lithotomy | position used for vaginal/pelvic examination |
| Fowler's | patient's head is raised 18-20 inches above level with the knees elevated |
| Semi-Fowler's | similar to Fowler's position with head less elevated |
| Prone | patient lying face down |
| Sim's or Laterally recumbent | patient lying on the left side with lower arm behind the back |
| Knee-chest | patient rest on knees and chest with head turned to one side, with arms rested, elbows flexed |
| Trendelenburg | patient in supine position, table raised at 30° angle, patient's knees is bent over a table |
| Proctologic | jack-knife position, hips, at the hinge of the table |
| Sitting | patient sitting upright |
| Allergens | any substance capable of causing allergic reaction |
| Anaphylaxis | extreme response to an antigen or allergen |
| Dermatology | study of skin, hair, nails, and its diseases |
| Cardiology | study of Cardiovascular or Circulatory System |
| EKG or ECG | electrocardiogram |
| Endocrinology | study of the Endocrine System and its diseases |
| Gastroenterology | study of the Digestive System and its disorders |
| Immunology | study of the Immune System |
| Orthopedics | treatment for conditions of the Musculoskeletal System |
| Neurology | study of the Nervous System |
| Atherosclerosis | buildup of fatty material and plaque in the arteries |
| Hemorrhage | uncontrollable lost of blood |
| Embolism | obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or blood clot |
| anthro- | human |
| -metry | measurement |
| hypo- | under or below |
| -asis | condition |
| pyr | heat |
| tachy | fast |
| brady- | slow |
| -pnea | breathing |
| cyan- | blue |
| hyper- | above or over |
| throm- | blood clot |
| -ology | study of |
