Vital Signs
Patient positions
Instruments for physics exams
Injuries
Medications/procedures
100
Measures the heat of the body
Temperature
100
Sitting position with the back of the exam table raised to a 90 degree angle
Fowler's position
100
Instrument to listen to the heart and lungs
Stethoscope
100
Break in a bone
Fracture
100
Type of medicine that is taken under the tongue
Sublingual
200
The top number in a blood pressure measurement
Systolic pressure
200
A variation of the angle of Fowler's position
Semi-fowler's position
200
Sphygmomanometer
Instrument to measure blood pressure
200
Stretching or tearing of ligament that connects bone to bone
Strain
200
Medicine typically used for targeted areas such as the bronchial passages
Inhalation
300
Temperature/pulse site that is on the forehead
Temporal
300
Laying on the left side with the left leg slightly flexed and the right leg flexed at a 90 degree angle
Sims (lateral) position
300
Instrument used to measure body temperature
Temporal thermometer
300
Open injury typically caused by a sharp object causing a straight cut. Bleeding can be profuse.
Incision
300
Colonoscopy
400
The normal value for this vital sign is 95-100%
Oxygen saturation
400
Lying over an exam table that is lifted in the middle
Jack-knife position
400
Instrument used to test hearing
Tuning fork
400
Scrape or rub. Superficial wound often affecting the knees, elbows
Abrasion
400
Transdermal
500
Is affected by race
Blood pressure
500
This position is used for genital examinations of younger children
Dorsal recumbent
500
Used to visualize internal body passages
Speculum
500
Closed injury, also known as a bruise. Ranges in severity.
Contusion
500
A procedure similar to electrosurgery
Electrocauterization