Unit 2 Diag proced & therap interventions PDF

Unit 2 Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions  Signs and Symptoms in Diagnosis Diagnosis: is the identification of a diseases or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical.signs, symptoms, history, tests and procedures Prognosis: the predicted outcome of the a.disease Acute :...

Unit 2 Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions  Signs and Symptoms in Diagnosis Diagnosis: is the identification of a diseases or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical.signs, symptoms, history, tests and procedures Prognosis: the predicted outcome of the a.disease Acute : having a short and relatively severe.course of disease.Chronic : the disease exists over a long period  Signs v/s Symptoms Signs are objective or definitive, evidence of an illness or disordered function that are perceived by an examiner, such as fever , rash , or evidence established by radiological or lab..testing Symptoms are subjective evidence as.perceived by the patients such as pain Diagnostic terms are used to describe the signs and symptoms of disease as well as the tests.used to establish a diagnosis Clinical studies; B.P measurement ✓ Lab. test ; determination of blood gases ✓ Radiologic studies ; chest x-ray ✓ Specimen : a small sample or part taken from ✓.the body to represent the nature of the whole  Basic examination procedures Pulse Respiration Measuring body temperature by thermometer Blood Pressure Inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation through Stethoscope  Common diagnostic tests and procedures Cepahalometry Opthalmoscopy Endoscopy Catheterization Cannula  Diagnostic radiology Radiology is the branch of medicine concerned with x-rays radioactive substances and the diagnosis and treatment of disease by using any of the various.source of radiant energy Computed tomography (CAT/CT) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Radiography Echography/sonography Nuclear imaging Fluoroscopy Positron emission tomography (PET)  Radiation and other therapeutic interventions Radiotherapy (Radiation oncology) Reference Quick & Easy Medical terminology..Peggy.C.Leonard (Seventh edition).Pages78-96 Thanks