front 1 Signs | back 1 Objective or definitive evidence of an illness, perceived by the examiner. |
front 2 Symptoms | back 2 change perceived by the patient, may or may not be confirmed by the examiner. |
front 3 Diagnosis (Dx) | back 3 identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, tests, and procedures. |
front 4 Prognosis | back 4 the predicted outcome of a disease |
front 5 Acute disease | back 5 short and relatively severe course |
front 6 Chronic disease | back 6 disease exists for a long time. |
front 7 Inspection | back 7 The examiner uses eyes and ears to observe and listen to the patient. |
front 8 Palpation | back 8 The examiner feels the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with hands, which sometimes reveals deep abnormalities. |
front 9 Percussion | back 9 The examiner taps the body with fingertips or fists to evaluate the size, borders, and consistency of the internal organs and to determine the amount of fluid in a body cavity. |
front 10 Auscultation | back 10 The examiner listens for sounds in the body to evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, intestines, or other organs. Performed most with a stethoscope. |