Physical Exam Terms

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Across
  1. 4. an instrument designed for visual examination of the eardrum and the passage of the outer ear
  2. 6. Recumbent A position in which the patient lies on the back with the lower extremities moderately flexed and rotated outward.
  3. 8. An instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye.
  4. 12. an act of touching or feeling.
  5. 13. the action of manipulating something in a skillful manner.
  6. 15. the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.
  7. 16. a two-pronged steel device used by musicians, which vibrates when struck to give a note of specific pitch
  8. 18. the patient is usually seated upright with their spine straight.
Down
  1. 1. the measuring of geometric magnitudes, lengths, areas, and volumes.
  2. 2. A prone position in which the individual rests on the knees and upper part of the chest,
  3. 3. the action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs, typically with a stethoscope, as a part of medical diagnosis.
  4. 5. supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.
  5. 7. (of a person) lying face upward.
  6. 9. A position in which the patient lies on one side with the under arm behind the back and the upper thigh flexed
  7. 10. Surgical removal of a calculus (stone) from the bladder, kidney, or urinary tract
  8. 11. A collection container may be used to hold a blood, oral fluid, urine, hair or other samples.
  9. 14. the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up
  10. 16. A position, used for pelvic surgery and to treat shock, in which a patient lies face upward on a tilted table.
  11. 17. brown resin obtained from guaiacum trees, used as a flavoring and in varnishes.