Biomaterial Database

What if ... you're examining your first deaf patient? 2008

Ron Goodspeed, and Bruce Y Lee

Southcoast Hospitals Group, Fall River, Mass. 02720, USA. goodspeedr@southcoast.org

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008085	Lipreading	The process by which an observer comprehends speech by watching the movements of the speaker's lips without hearing the speaker's voice.	Speechreading,Lip Reading,Lip Readings,Lipreadings,Reading, Lip,Readings, Lip,Speechreadings
D010808	Physical Examination	Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality.	Physical Exam,Examination, Physical,Physical Examinations and Diagnoses,Exam, Physical,Examinations, Physical,Exams, Physical,Physical Examinations,Physical Exams
D010817	Physician-Patient Relations	The interactions between physician and patient.	Doctor-Patient Relations,Doctor Patient Relations,Physician Patient Relations,Physician Patient Relationship,Doctor Patient Relation,Doctor-Patient Relation,Physician Patient Relation,Physician Patient Relationships,Physician-Patient Relation,Relation, Doctor Patient,Relation, Doctor-Patient,Relation, Physician Patient,Relation, Physician-Patient,Relations, Doctor Patient,Relations, Doctor-Patient,Relations, Physician Patient,Relations, Physician-Patient,Relationship, Physician Patient,Relationships, Physician Patient
D003144	Communication Barriers	Those factors, such as language or sociocultural relationships, which interfere in the meaningful interpretation and transmission of ideas between individuals or groups.	Language Barriers,Barrier, Communication,Barrier, Language,Barriers, Communication,Barriers, Language,Communication Barrier,Language Barrier
D003638	Deafness	A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears.	Deafness Permanent,Hearing Loss Permanent,Prelingual Deafness,Deaf Mutism,Deaf-Mutism,Deafness, Acquired,Hearing Loss, Complete,Hearing Loss, Extreme,Acquired Deafness,Complete Hearing Loss,Deafness, Prelingual,Extreme Hearing Loss,Permanent, Deafness,Permanent, Hearing Loss,Permanents, Deafness
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012813	Sign Language	A system of hand gestures used for communication by those with HEARING LOSS or by people speaking different languages.	Sign Languages
D019986	Persons With Hearing Impairments	Persons with any degree of loss of hearing that has an impact on their activities of daily living or that requires special assistance or intervention.	Deaf Persons,Hard of Hearing Persons,Hearing Impaired Persons,Hearing Disabled Persons,Deaf Person,Disabled Persons, Hearing,Hearing Disabled Person,Hearing Impaired Person,Person, Deaf,Person, Hearing Disabled,Person, Hearing Impaired,Persons, Deaf,Persons, Hearing Disabled,Persons, Hearing Impaired