Pulse locations
Artery used most often to count pulse rate
Radial
Integumentary system contains?
Bonus points if you can tell me its functions
skin, sweat glands, hair, nails, sense receptors, etc..
Protections, temperature regulation, senses organ activity
What position would the patient commonly be in for a vaginal exam?
Lithotomy
Immediately
STAT
Social history includes?
patient's lifestyle- tobacco, alcohol, or recreational drug use, diet and exercise, education and occupation, do they feel safe in the home...
Apical heart rate
Which system contains the heart, valves, arteries, veins, venules
Cardiovascular
What involves touching the skin to feel the condition of underlying organs and to assess pain?
Palpation
How BP is recorded?
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
For patients with hearing loss it is best to?
Stand in front of them and talk slowly so they can read your lips.
Artery located in the neck and is used to check pulse during CPR
Carotid artery
Which system contains the mouth, tongue, teeth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix
Gastrointestinal
This involves tapping or striking the body with fingers or small hammer.
Percussion
PO
By mouth
The patient is at the office for chest pain and difficulty breathing.
Are these signs or symptoms?
Symptoms
Artery that is felt and heard when measuring blood pressure
Brachial artery
Nervous
The movement of a joint to determine range of motion is?
Manipulation
c/o
complains of
The patient's BP is 118/64, PR 70, and RR 16. These are examples of what kind of findings?
Objective/Signs
Pulse that is found at the back of the leg behind the knee
Bonus 500 points if you can name all 8 pulse locations :)
popliteal pulse
Temporal, Carotid, Apical, Brachial, Radial, Femoral, Popliteal, Dorsalis Pedis
What is mastication?
Bonus if you can tell me what system this is a function of
Chewing
Gastrointestinal
This position is useful for postop exams or people with breathing disorders.
Semi-Fowler's
IM
intramuscular
What is ROS? How is it done? Who does this?
Review of systems.
This is done from head to toe by the provider