Medical Terminology
This term means for a patient to take their medication twice daily.
BID
This is the note type taken by the practitioner, often referred to as a _ _ _ _ note.
S-Subjective Data
O-Objective data
A-Assessment
P- Plan for Treatment
This type of Inspection includes looking at the body for examination
Inspection
This person encodes or creates what message needs to be sent.
The Sender
This is Level One on the Hierarchy of Needs
Survival or physiological needs
The medical term for high blood pressure
Hypertension
The top number, or 'first bump' you hear when taking a blood pressure.
Systolic
This type of exam includes feeling the body with the fingers or hands
Palpation
This is the content being communicated and must be clearly understood by the receiver.
The Message
This is Level 2 of the Hierarchy of Needs
Safety needs and security
The medical term for a SLOW hearbeat
Bradycardia
Temperature type taken in the ear.
Aural
This type of exam listens to body sounds, usually with a stethoscope
Ausultation
This part of Communication includes Speaking and Listening, Gestures or Body Language, and Writing.
The Channel or Mode of Communication
Level 3 of Maslows hierarchy of needs
Belongingness and love needs
The suffix meaning Inflammation
-itis
The last 'bump' you hear when taking a patient's blood pressure.
Diastolic
This type of exam produces sounds, usually by tapping on a specific area of the body
Percussion
This person is the one who receives the sender's message, and decodes the meaning.
The Receiver
Level 4 of Maslow's hierachy of needs
Prestige and Esteem Needs
The medical prefix meaning related to the heart.
Cardi/o
There are 5 phases of noises you hear when taking blood pressure, named after the doctor who officially named them.
Korotkoff Sounds
What is the correct name for a blood pressure cuff used to take a patients pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
After the receiver has decoded the message sent by the sender and the receiver's way of ensuring the message is understood.
Feedback
Level 5 of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and the goal that most humans strive to achieve is for 'complete happiness'
Self-Actualization