Essential Medical Terms: Physical Exam
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- Scleral icterus
- Yellowing of the sclera due to jaundice
- Pale conjunctiva
- Pale inner aspect of the eyelid due to jaundice
- Purulent nasal drainage
- Pus in the nasal drainage
- Sunken eyes
- Dehydration
- Photophobia
- Light sensitivity
- Conjunctival exudate
- Pus in the eyes
- TM erythema
- Red tympanic membrane (ear drum)
- TM dullness
- Ear infection
- Loss of TM landmarks
- Ear infection
- Rhinorrhea
- Clear nasal discharge
- Tonsular exudate
- Pus in the tonsils
- Trismus
- Inability to fully open mouth
- Periorbital eccymosis/Raccoon eyes
- Periorbital black and blue
- Nystagmus
- jiggling eye balls
- Subconjuctival hemorrhage
- Blood in white of eye
- Poor handling of secretions
- Drooling at the mouth, choking, and gagging
- Decreased gag reflex
- Airway problems
- Otitis Media
- Middle ear infection
- Pharyngeal erythema
- Redness of the throat
- EOM palsy
- Paralysis of EXTRA OCULAR MOVEMENTS
- Anisocoria
- Unequal diameter of pupils
- CN
- Cranial nerves
- Oriented x3
- Oriented to time, place, and person.
- Antalgic gait
- Limping
- Decreased Rectal tone
- Neurological problem
- Clonus
- Wobbling of the hands or feet
- Aphasic
- Without speech
- Pronator drift
- Neurological sign
- Tongue deviation
- Tongue pointing to one side
- Facial palsy
- Paralysis of the face
- Papilledema
- Swelling of the optic nerve noted fundoscopic exam
- Abnormal Fundiscopic
- Inside of the eyes as seen with ophthalmoscope
- Romberg's sign
- Falling to one side (cerebellum)
- Hemiparesis
- Weakness on one half of the body
- Hemiplegia
- Paralysis on one half of body
- Dysphasia
- Loss of coordination (buttoning shirt, etc.)
- Thyromegaly
- Big Thyroid
- Lymphadenopathy
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Meningismus
- Stiff Neck
- Brudzinski
- Sign of meningitis
- Kernigs
- Sign of meningitis
- Carotid bruit
- Noise from carotid narrowing
- CV angle tenderness
- Costovertebral angle tenderness, adjacent to T12/L1/L2 and low ribs
- Vertebral point-tenderness
- Tenderness directly over spine
- Hepatomegaly
- Englarged liver
- Splenomegaly
- Enlarged spleen
- Prominent aortic pulsation
- Possible aortic aneurysm
- Femoral pulse deficit
- Heart pulse skipped at femoral pulse point
- Guarding
- Area in patient so tender, patient is "guarding" area with his/her handds
- Rebound
- Pain when releasing hand from abdominal palpation
- Mass
- Any abnormal enlargement
- Diaphoresis
- Sweaty
- Cyanosis
- Blue skin due to lack of oxygen
- Pallor
- Pale skin
- Ecchymosis
- Bruising
- JVD
- jugular vein distension, check at thirty degrees
- Tachycardia
- Fast heart rate
- Bradycardia
- Slow heart rate
- Irregularly irregular rhythm
- Usually atrial fibrillation
- Extra systoles
- Extra beats of the heart
- PMI displaced laterally
- Sign of enlarged heart
- Gallop
- Extra heart sound heard, common in CHF
- Murmur
- Abnormal heart sound rated on 1-6 scale, 6 being the worst
- Friction Rub
- Heart or lung rubbing on wall
- PVC
- Premature ventricular contraction
- PAT
- Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
- PSVT
- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- Wheezing
- Musical sound frequently heard with asthmatics and heart failure
- Rales
- Wet crackling in lungs due to pneumonia or heart failure
- Rhonchi
- Sound of mucous rolling around in the bronchioles/bronchi
- Prolonged expirations
- Usually heard in asthma
- Accessory muscle use
- Struggling for breath using extra muscles
- Dullness on percussion
- Fluid or mass underneath the place being percussed
- Stridor
- Noise on respiration, this is a common sign in croup cough