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fasciotomy

Surgical procedure to reduce the pressure around the muscles, nerves, tendons, and vessels. The tissue containing these structures is called fascia or aponeurosis, and fasciotomy is the procedure that describes the surgical opening of that tissue.

Fatigue physical examination

The doctor may perform the following examination or exploration:
.Control of Cardiac Frequency (Normal: 60 to 100 beats/minute)
.Control of Breathing Frequency (Normal: 16 to 20 breathing cycles/minute)
.Control of Temperature (Normal: 36,5 - 37 °C)
.Control of Blood Pressure (Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg)
Control of weight and height

Examination of skin and mucosa (mouth): Evaluate changes in color.

Neck examination:
Observation
Thyroid gland palpation

Examination of lymph node (for example, ganglion of neck, armpit, etc.)
Observation
Palpation

Thorax examination:
Observation (or Inspection)
Palpation (or touching)
auscultation (hearing): the noises/sounds produced by the lungs and heart
Percussion (repetitive taps): to know how each part of the abdomen sounds like

Abdomen examination:
Observation (or Inspection)
Hearing the noises of the abdomen (hydro-aerial noises)
Palpation or touching to know if there is any area causing pain and to recognize the presence of an injury that can be perceived by touching.
Percussion (repetitive taps) to know how each part of the abdomen sounds like.

Rectal touching: when necessary

Joints examination

Feeding tube

Feeding tube is a small tube of plastic which is introduced through the nose or mouth for it to reach the stomach. It is used to provide nourishment when the person can't still receive it through the mouth.

Ferritin

Amount of iron in blood.
Normal Value: 50 to 150 ug/100ml

Ferule

Fragment or tablet made of hard material (aluminum, wood, plastic, plaster) that is used to keep in position, reposition or hold and immobilize joints, bones and/or injured muscles so these can heal properly.

Fever Physical Examination

The doctor may perform the following examination according to his/her diagnostic suspicion:
Control of Cardiac Frequency (Normal: 60 to 100 beats/minute)
Control of Breathing Frequency (Normal: 16 a 20 breathing cycles/minute)
Control of body Temperature (Normal: 36,5 - 37 °C)
Control of Blood Pressure (Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg).

Examination of skin and mucous membranes (of mouth and eyes)
Cardiovascular Examination:
A stethoscope is used to listen to the heart in several spots of the chest.
The pulse is checked by gently compressing the wrist and pressing a fingernail to evaluate the peripheral blood flow.
-Respiratory Examination:
Chest percussion and chest auscultation
-Examination of the fauces (mouth and throat)
-Palpation of the neck
-Palpation of the face (painful spots)
Transillumination: In a dark room, both sides of the face are illuminated with a torch, below the eyes, you being with your mouth open. It allows to see the presence of mucus in the paranasal sinuses.
-Ear Examination: palpation of spots of the pinna and pneumatic otoscopy
Neurologic Examination:
- State of consciousness
Muscle strength Examination of arms and legs
Exploration of signs of meningeal irritation: apparition of pain when flexing the torso (the thorax), rigidity and pain when flexing the neck (rigidity of the nape)

Fibre-rich food

• Vegetables: raw and cooked. Vegetable juice.
• Legume such as lentil, chickpea, broad bean, almond.
• Fruits
• Whole wheat bread, Brown rice, bran bread, fibre-rich cereal.

Fibrobronchoscopy

Invasive study carried out under anaesthesia. The doctor introduces a flexible tube
(endoscopy) from the mouth to the bronchi.

Fibromyalgia suspicion Physical Examination

The doctor may perform the following examination or exploration:
.Control of Cardiac Frequency (Normal: 60 to 100 beats/minute)
.Control of Breathing Frequency (Normal: 16 to 20 breathing cycles/minute)
.Control of Temperature (Normal: 36,5 - 37 °C)
.Control of Blood Pressure (Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg)
Spine Examination:
.Observation (or Inspection)
.Palpation (or touching): to know if there is some area that causes pain.
.Percussion: (repeated tapping) over the spine, which may cause pain.
.Examination of every area that the patient point out as painful (sore spots), among them: neck, back of the neck, shoulders, back, elbows, hip, knees, etc. In this areas evaluate:
.Prsence or absence of pain when touching.
.Presence of nodules over the sore area.

Filkelstein manoeuvre

It's a manoeuvre used to diagnose a Quervain's tenosynovitis, which consists of the following steps: First, the thumb is bent for the palm to rest. Then, the fist is clenched, covering the thumb with the fingers. Finally, the wrist is bent towards the little finger. If you feel pain with touching or at the base of the thumb, you probably have Quervain's tenosynovitis

Fine Needle Aspiration

Fine Needle Aspiration: Simple and safe method in which by introducing a needle into the breast a tissue sample is aspired and analyzed. It does not require local anesthesia.

Fine-needle aspiration

Fine Needle Aspiration: Simple and safe method in which by introducing a needle into the breast a tissue sample is aspired and analyzed. It does not require local anesthesia.

Fingers Injuries Physical Examination

The doctor may perform the following examination or exploration:
.Control of Cardiac Frequency (Normal: 60 to 100 beats/minute)
.Control of Breathing Frequency (Normal: 16 to 20 breathing cycles/minute)
.Control of Temperature (Normal: 36,5 - 37 °C)
.Control of Blood Pressure (Normal: ≤ 120/80 mmHg)
Hand and wrist examination:
. Observation (or Inspection)
.Palpation (o touching): to know if there is any area that causes pain and to recognise if there is any injury that can be perceived by touching..
.Evaluación de la movilidad de los dedos, la fuerza y sus limitaciones. Evaluation of the mbility of the fingers, the strenght and their restraints.
.Sensitivity evaluation (median and ulnar nerve examination)
.Tendon function examination
.Skin examination (colour, temperature, presence of any injury)

Flowmetry

It is a painless examination, non-invasive, used to measure the urinary stream, its total volume and the time in which it is eliminated. You urinate in a special toilet which has the capacity to record some values and express them in a chart.

Fluorescein angiography

It's a diagnostic test that uses a dye and special cameras to detect diseases in the bottom of the eye, specifically the normal circulation of blood vessels of the retina and choroids, two layers in the back of the eye.
Fluorescein (dye or contrast) is injected through vein in the arm, that when circulating through the eye, it makes possible to see the blood vessels of the retina, which will be highlighted in bright yellow, while the doctor take photographs of the interior of the eye.

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