VITAL SIGNS
THIS IS THE NORMAL ADULT PULSE RANGE
WHAT IS 60-100 BEATS PER MINUTE?
THE CHIEF COMPLAINT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED USING THESE WORDS
THE "A" IN SAMPLE STANDS FOR THIS
WHAT ARE ALLERGIES?
THE LEFT EYE IS KNOWN AS THIS
OCULUS SINISTER
A PATIENT REPORTS CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIZZINESS. YOUR PRIORTY IS TO ASSESS THESE
WHAT ARE VITAL SIGNS?
THIS INSTRUMENT MEASURES OXYGEN SATURATION
WHAT IS PULSE OXIMETER?
THIS SYMPTOM IS CONSIDERED SUBJECTIVE
WHAT IS PAIN?
ALCOHOL AND TABACCO USE GO UNDER THIS FOR HEALTH HISTORY FORM
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL OR OCCUPATIONAL SECTION OF HEALTH HISTORY FORM?
A RESTING 32 YEAR OLD MALE WITH A HEART RATE OF 115 IS EXPERIENCING THIS CONDITION
WHAT IS TACHYCARDIA?
A PATIENT EXPERIENCING DYSPNEA WOULD REPORT THIS SYMPTOM
WHAT IS DIFFICULTY BREATHING?
A BLOOD PRESSURE READING OF 82/50 mmHg WOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS
WHAT IS HYPOTENSION?
THIS TYPE OF QUESTION ENCOURAGES THE PATIENT TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
WHAT IS AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTION?
A PATIENT REPORTS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, AND ASTHMA. THIS INFORMATION BELONGS IN THIS PART OF SAMPLE
WHAT IS PAST MEDICAL HISTORY?
A PATIENT REPORTS WHENEVER THEY TURN THEIR HEAD QUICKLY THEY FEEL AS THOUGH THE ROOM IS SPINNING AROUND THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE STILL. THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING THIS
WHAT IS VERTIGO?
A PATIENT COMES IN WITH A SORE THROAT. YOU WOULD USE THESE EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES
WHAT IS VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND PALPATION?
THIS IS THE NORMAL INFANT RESPIRATION RANGE
WHAT IS 30-60 BREATHS PER MINUTES
THE BEST WAY TO BEGIN ASSESSING A CHIEF COMPLAINT IS THIS
WHAT IS "WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN TODAY"?
THE PATIENT REPORTS " THE PAIN MOVES FROM MY CHEST INTO MY LEFT ARM." THIS INFORMATION BELONGS TO THIS OPQRST CATEGORY
WHAT IS RADIATION?
YOU WOULD USE A STETHOSCOPE FOR THIS TYPE OF EXAMINATION
WHAT IS ASCULTATION?
YOU HAVE TWO PATIENTS COME IN, ONE WITH AND OPEN WOUND AND ANOTHER WITH NAUSEA. THE PATIENT WITH AN OPEN WOUND WAS SEEN FIRST. THIS IS THE MEDICAL PROCESS IS USED TO SORT AND PRIORITZE BASED ON SEVERITY
WHAT IS TRIAGE?
A PATIENT HAS TEMPERATURE OF 104F AND A PULSE OF 30/MIN. THESE VITALS SUGGEST THIS TYPE OF SERIOUS CONDITION
WHAT IS POSSIBLE INFECTION/FEVER?
THE FEEDBACK TECHNIQUE INVOLVING REPEATING THE EXACT INFORMATION BACK TO THE PATIENT IS KNOW AS THIS
WHAT IS RESTATEMENT?
DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE FACTUAL, ACCURATE AND FREE OF THIS
WHAT ARE ASSUMPTIONS AND BIASES?
HAVING SHORTNESS OF BREATH LAYING DOWN IS KNOWN AS THIS
WHAT IS A ORTHOPNEA?
A PATIENT CAME IN WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH FEVER. THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THIS
WHAT IS HYPERPYREXIA?