Vital Signs
SOAP
Patient Encounter
Patient Positions
Misc
100
This is the normal range for an infant's heart rate per minute.
What is 80-160
100
This is included in the subjective data in a patients chart.
What is the patients chief complaint?
100
You do this to maintain patient privacy when interviewing the patient.
What is take them to a private room and shut the door during the interview?
100
In this position the patient is sit at the edge of the examination table without back support.
What is sitting?
100
The physician's impression of the patient's problem is documented in this section when using the SOAP format
What is Assessment?
200
The normal Adult temperature.
What is 98.6F?
200
The physician's diagnosis or impression of the patients problems is found here in the patient's chart.
What is the assessment?
200
These are some of the characteristics of depression that are commonly seen in patients.
What are difficulty falling asleep, loss of appetite, and loss of energy?
200
In this position the patient is laying flat on their back.
What is supine?
200
This is the name of the blood pressure cuff.
What is Sphygmomanometer?
300
Which measurements are included in the vital signs.
What are the temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure?
300
This is what SOAP stand for in a patient's chart.
What is Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan?
300
The information in this is a legal record of treatment rendered.
What is a patient's chart?
300
This position is used during a female genitalia exam.
What is lithotomy?
300
You provided this when giving patients discharge instructions.
What is written instructions to take home?
400
This is the normal range for adult respirations per minute.
What is 12 to 20?
400
Using SOAP charting, this is where you document measurable information in a patient's chart.
What is under objective information?
400
During a patient interview, you note signs of anxiety in the patient. What should you do to enable the patient to continue with the interview.
What is allowing him to describe his feelings?
400
A patient with low blood pressure or is in shock would be placed in this position.
What is trendelenburg?
400
This is where you have the patient stand when performing visual acuity test using the Snellen letter chart.
What is having the patient stand with heels at the 20-feet mark?
500
This is the normal range for an adult blood pressure.
What is 90/60 to 139/78?
500
The type of treatment chosen, medication, and patient education would be documented in this section of SOAP charting.
What is the PLAN?
500
This is why physicians perform general physical examination on patients.
What are to confirm an overall state of health and to provide baseline values for vital signs and mensuration?
500
This is the appropriate time to collect a urine specimen from a patient.
What is before the physical examination?
500
The signs and symptoms you would see if a patient is abusing narcotics such as codeine or morphine.
What is depressed respirations, constricted pupils, nausea, vomiting, and constipation?