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refleksivasar

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ID 737720 Last modified 03.06.2020
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Domain Medicine - Pathology - Surgerymedical equipment - infrastructureneuropathology
refleksihaamer
reflex hammer
marteau à réflexe
  • väike kummiotsaga vasar, millega reflekse uurides koputatkse mh. kõõlustele
  • a small hammer, typically with a triangular rubber head, used for testing the patellar reflex and similar neurological reflexes
  • a hammer used for tapping body parts such as a muscle, tendon, or nerve in order to test nerve function
refleksihaamer
Usage examples
  • Perearsti tegevuskohas peavad olema: 1) stetofonendoskoop, 2) sfügmomanomeeter, 3) otoskoop, ... 6) PEF-meeter, 7) stetoskoop lootetoonide kuulamiseks, 8) refleksihaamer, 9) helihark, ... 11) pisikirurgia vahendid, 12) hemoglobiini ja glükoosi analüüsi võimalus, 13) nägemisteravuse tabelid ja värvitabelid, 14) EKG aparaat, ... 17) kõrvaloputussüstal, 18) infusioonravi süsteemid ja statiiv, 19) laste ja täiskasvanute näomask ja S-toru, 20) ambukott.
reflex hammer
Usage examples
  • Sometimes a reflex hammer may not be necessary to elicit hyperreflexia, with finger tapping over the tendon being sufficient as a stimulus.
Good to know
  • Origin: early 20th century; earliest use found in Abraham Arden Brill (b. 1874).
percussion hammer
Good to know
  • Prior to the development of specialized reflex hammers, hammers specific for percussion of the chest were used to elicit reflexes. However, this proved to be cumbersome, as the weight of the chest percussion hammer was insufficient to generate an adequate stimulus for a reflex.
marteau à réflexe

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