Terminology Review 1
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Torticollis is a condition in which the neck is tilted toward one of the stern-ocleidomastoid muscles.
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A characteristic expression or appearance associated with a clinical condition is known as facies.
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Bossing refers to bulging of the skull.
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A "cracked-pot" sound when the skull of a child is percussed with one finger is referred to as Macewen sign, which may indicate increased intracranial pressure.
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Subcutaneous edema over the presenting part of an infant's head at delivery is known as caput succedaneus.
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A premature union of cranial sutures causes craniosynostosis.
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Hashimoto disease is a chronic autoimmune disease causing symptoms of hyperthyrodism or hypothyrodism.
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A severe case of hypothyroidism is referred to as myxedema.
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When the eyelid is turned inward toward the eye, it is referred to as entopion.
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Loss of definition of the optic disc is referred to as papilledema and is caused by increased intracranial pressure transmitted along the optic nerve.
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Lesions called xanthelasma are elevated plaque of cholesterol commonly found on the nasal portion of the upper or lower lip.
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An interruption of the vascular supply to the optic nerve as a consequence of increased intraocular pressure causes glaucomatous cupping.
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A confrontation test allows for general estimation of peripheral vision.
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A normal finding in older adults, corneal arcus results from lipids deposited in the periphery of the cornea.
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When the eyes are widely spaced apart, this is referred to as hypertelorism.
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Drusen bodies are usually associated with aging and are a precursor to macular degeneration.
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Brushfield spots are white specks found on the iris and are usually associated with mental retardation.
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Coloboma is also known as a keyhole pupil and is associated with contenital abnormalities.
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An abnormal growth of conjunctiva that extends over the cornea from the limbus is called pterygium.
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When the lower eyelid is turned away from the eye, this is referred to as ectropion.
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Ptosis is a drooping upper eyelid.
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Presbyopia is a term used to describe a loss of accommodation.
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Defective vision or blindness in half of the visual field is referred to as hemianopia.
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Mandibular torus is a bony protuberance and an expected variant.
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Another term of ear wax is cerumen.
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A white, round lesion with a red halo found on the buccal mucosa and known as a(n) aphthous ulcer is also referred to as a canker sore.
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To check for vestibular function disorder, a(n) Nylen Barany.
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White specks with a red base found on the buccal mucosa opposite the first and second molars are known as Koplik's spots and may occur in a child with a fever or with rubeola.
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Deep fissures at the corners of the mouth are referred to as cheilosis.
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A Darwin tubercle appears as a blunt point projecting up from the upper part of the helix of the ear.
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Improper position of the teeth is referred to as malocclusion.
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On the roof of the mouth of an infant, Epstein pearls appear as small whitish masses and are considered a normal finding.
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Small yellow-white, rasied lesions on the buccal musoca and lips are known as Fordyce spots.
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Egophony is characterized by an "eee" sound heard through a stethoscope while auscultating the chest for vocal sounds.
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High-pitched crackles are referred to as sibilant.
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A patient with platypnea becomes more dyspneic when in an upright posture.
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The manubriosternal junction is also referred to as the angle of Louis.
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A breath sound in which the inspiration is as long as the expiration is referred to as bronchovesicular.
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Hypopnea is the type of breathing one would expect to observe in a patient with an acute rib fracture
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The patient coughs up blood. This is documented as hemoptysis.
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The health care provider observes the patient taking several short breaths followed by long, irregular periods of apnea. This is documented as Biot's respiration.
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Hyperresonance is the sound commonly percussed over the lung field of a patient with COPD.
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A prominent sternal protrusion noted on a patient is referred to as pectus exacvatum
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A patient who has orthopnea complains of syspnea while lying down.
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Atelectasis describes alveoli that are collapsed, shrunken, and airless.
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A breath sound ausculated over the trachea is referred to as bronchial.
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Low-pitched crackles are referred to as sonorous.
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The costal angle is at the base of the xiphoid process where the ribs separate.
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The health care provider hears a rubbing or grating sound when ausculatating the chest. This is documented as friction rub.
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An accumulation of air in the pleural space causes a pneumothorax.
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