Patient Assessment
What is a subjective finding that the patient tells you about?
Symptom
A in SAMPLE
Allergies
Communicable disease
An illness that can be spread from one person to another.
Which tool would you use to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygenation?
Pulse oximetry
The moveable portion of the jaw.
Mandible
What is it describing when a patient uses the neck, chest, and abdominal muscles when difficulty breathing is present
Accessory muscles of respiration
R in OPQRST
Radiation/Region
Negligence
The failure to provide the standard of care
What type of reading would you get if the blood pressure cuff is too large for the patient?
Also known as the "little brain"
Cerebellum
What are the three elements to the physical exam?
Inspection, palpation, auscultation
Which mnemonic is used to assess traumatic injuries?
DCAP-BTLS
Diffusion
The movement from higher concentration to lower concentration
The ends of the vascular system, where gas exchange takes place.
Capillaries
What does the mnemonic AVPU measure?
Level of consciousness
What information are you attempting to gather using the "P" in SAMPLE?
Rooting reflex
When something touches an infant's cheek, the infant turns its head towards the touch.
What type of trauma is described as the force of injury that occurs over a broad area, and the skin is usually not broken?
Blunt trauma
Leaf shaped flap that keeps food and liquid from entering the lower airway.
Epiglottis
The pressure felt along the wall of the artery when the ventricles of the heart contract is referred to as the:
What would be an appropriate question to ask a patient when obtaining the "S" in OPQRST
How would you rate your pain (scale of 1-10)?
Triage
The process of sorting patients based on the severity of the condition
Which letter of the mnemonic OPQRST corresponds with the following question: "Does anything make it better or worse?"
P
The part of the spine that is fused with the pelvis.
Sacrum