Name that System
A cough often indicates a problem with the _________ system
Respiratory (lung)
This is an autoimmune disease that causes pain and swelling in the joints
Rheumatoid Arthritis (or Arthritis)
Asking someone what their mom has been diagnosed with is a part of the ______ history
Family
HR stands for...
Heart Rate
SOB stands for...
Shortness of Breath
Stomach pain is usually related to the __________ system
GI or Digestive
If someone uses an inhaler occasionally, they probably have...
Asthma
During this type of history, we may ask a patient about their diet, exercise, and lifestyle
Social history
RR stands for...
Respiratory Rate
Open-ended
Knee pain is probably related to the __________ system
Musculoskeletal (will accept bones, tendons, muscles)
A Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a problem with the heart that is known more commonly as a...
Heart Attack
The main reason that a patient comes to a health care provider (distilled into a few words) is called the...
Chief complaint
Is 100.7 considered a fever?
YES
This is the name for a condition when a person starts shaking uncontrollably, usually because of extra electrical signals in their brain
Epilepsy (or seizure)
When someone has chest pain, we are most concerned about the _________ system
Cardiovascular (heart)
When a person does not get enough blood to the brain this is called a...
Stroke
When we are gathering the History of Present Illness (HPI) info we ask a series of 7 questions known as the...
Cardinal 7
The upper limit of a normal BP is...
120/80
Is a RR of 35 while sitting normal or abnormal?
Abnormal
The brain and spinal cord are part of the ________ system
Nervous
When an infection gets into the brain it is called...
Meningitis
A 3 letter abbreviation for the collection of diseases, illnesses, and surgeries a person has had before is....
PMH
The top number on a blood pressure reading is called the...
Systolic
If a person has fever, night sweats, and unexplained weight loss we call these _________ Symptoms
Constitutional