Building a Medical History
What is the medical professional that serves as the first point of contact when you do not feel well? They know a little about a lot...
Primary Care Physician
What term addresses aspects of the patient’s life, such as living situation, occupation, school, travel, and other activities that could have a direct or indirect impact on health?
Social History
What is the normal respiratory rate range?
12-20
What is the frontal lobe's main function?
Higher planning and reasoning, personality
What two main sub-groups the human nervous system can be broken into?
Central and Peripheral Nervous System
What is the term for a record of information about a patient’s past and current health?
Medical History
What term includes medical information about the patient’s close relatives?
Family Medical History
What is the normal pulse range?
60-100 beats per minute
What is the function of the occipital lobe and where is it located?
Vision, and it's in the back of the brain
What components are in the peripheral N.S.?
Nerves
What is the term for the patient’s description of what they feel is their main health problem? It's the reason why they came in...
Chief complaint
What is the term for when you take sympathy one step further and share the grief or thoughts and feelings of another?
Empathy
What is an oxygen saturation and what is the normal range?
95-100%
What is the two main functions of the temporal lobe?
Hearing and long-term memory
What are the two components that make up the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
What is the term for pieces of evidence that indicate an illness that can be observed externally, such as a rash, coughing, elevated temperature or bruising?
Physical signs
What is the term for the outward behavior that you display to others?
Demeanor
What is the highest normal blood pressure reading?
120/80
What is the function of the parietal lobe?
Sensory integration, making sense of what you're seeing and feeling
What is a TBI?
Traumatic brain injury. One injury to the head like a concussion
What is the term for any subjective evidence of disease a patient perceives, such as aches, nausea, or fatigue?
Symptoms
What is the term for discretion and sensitivity in dealing with others, especially when delivering information to the patient?
Tact
Final Jeopardy
Which pressure is the top pressure of a blood pressure and which is the bottom? (diastolic, systolic) And what is occurring during each of these pressures?
If someone were to have a head injury right above the ears, what side effects or problems might they encounter?
Long term memory issues, hearing or understanding spoken language
What is CTE?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Multiple injuries to the head over time which results in tissue death.