ATI Child Assessment
Definitions
affect : The external expression of emotion attached to thoughts, mood, and ideas anosmia : Absence of the sense of smell conjunctiva: The delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of the sclera (plural: conjunctivae); bulbar: the portion of the conjunctiva covering the cornea and front part of the sclera, appearing white because of the sclera behind it; palpebral: the portion of the conjunctiva lining the eyelids, appearing red because of its vascularity crepitus : A dry, crackling or grating sound produced by air in subcutaneous tissue, by air moving through fluid in the alveoli of the lungs, or by bone rubbing against bone friction rub: A scratching or squeaking sound that persists throughout the respiratory cycle and does not clear with coughing habitus : Posture or position of the body; body build and constitution hernia: A protrusion of a loop or portion of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening nasolabial fold: Skin crevice between the nose and the corner of the mouth nystagmus : Rapid, repetitive, involuntary, rhythmic movement of the eyeball otoscope : Instrument used to examine the ears palpebral fissure : The longitudinal opening between the eyelids that propel contents through the gastrointestinal tract plantar : Pertaining to the sole of the foot precordium : The region of the anterior surface of the body covering the heart and the stomach, comprising the epigastric region and the inferior part of the thorax ptosis : Drooping of the upper eyelid rebound tenderness : Pain that increases when pressure (as from a hand) is removed regurgitation : valvular: Backward flowing of blood through the orifices of the heart valves due to abnormal closing of the valves
scaphoid : Shaped like a boat scoliosis : An appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine speculum : An instrument that exposes the interior of a passage or cavity of the body by enlarging
affect : The external expression of emotion attached to thoughts, mood, and ideas anosmia : Absence of the sense of smell conjunctiva: The delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of the sclera (plural: conjunctivae); bulbar: the portion of the conjunctiva covering the cornea and front part of the sclera, appearing white because of the sclera behind it; palpebral: the portion of the conjunctiva lining the eyelids, appearing red because of its vascularity crepitus : A dry, crackling or grating sound produced by air in subcutaneous tissue, by air moving through fluid in the alveoli of the lungs, or by bone rubbing against bone friction rub: A scratching or squeaking sound that persists throughout the respiratory cycle and does not clear with coughing habitus : Posture or position of the body; body build and constitution hernia: A protrusion of a loop or portion of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening nasolabial fold: Skin crevice between the nose and the corner of the mouth nystagmus : Rapid, repetitive, involuntary, rhythmic movement of the eyeball otoscope : Instrument used to examine the ears palpebral fissure : The longitudinal opening between the eyelids that propel contents through the gastrointestinal tract plantar : Pertaining to the sole of the foot precordium : The region of the anterior surface of the body covering the heart and the stomach, comprising the epigastric region and the inferior part of the thorax ptosis : Drooping of the upper eyelid rebound tenderness : Pain that increases when pressure (as from a hand) is removed regurgitation : valvular: Backward flowing of blood through the orifices of the heart valves due to abnormal closing of the valves
scaphoid : Shaped like a boat scoliosis : An appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine speculum : An instrument that exposes the interior of a passage or cavity of the body by enlarging