VITAL SIGNS
This is taken at every office visit as certain medications may be dependent on knowing this.
What is Weight
These are the "sticky pads" that get placed on a patient's extremities and chest
What are Electrodes
What is Ear Lavage (Ear Irrigation)
This type of disorder is brought on by traumatic events such as military combat ; being involved in a life threatening incident ; or being the victim of a violent crime
What is PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
This is the "normal temperature" of the body
What is 98.60
What is Aural or Tympanic
Electrocardiograms or ECG's (EKG's) are used to help in the diagnosis of......
What is Heart Disease and Dysfunction
This is the name of the chart used for testing distance vision
What is a Snellen Chart
These are some "risk factors" for ...........
Prior attempt ; Depression ; Substance abuse ; Physical and/or sexual abuse ; medical illness
What is Suicide
When taking a blood pressure, you need to find this artery to know where to place your stethoscope and blood pressure cuff
What is the Brachial Artery
What is Systolic / Diastolic
Items such as Somatic Tremor ; Alternating Current ; Wandering Baselines, etc.... are known by this name
What is Artifact
This type of test can be performed by patients at home and is used to test and assess their asthma treatments
What is Peak Flow Testing
The following can be long-term effects of this ........
Elevated blood pressure ; heart issues ; depression ; anxiety ; ulcers
What is Stress
When performing an ECK (EKG) this is the name of the leads that get placed on the patients arms and legs
What are Limb Leads
This is the least accurate of all of the ways to take a temperature
What is Axillary
This piece of equipment is used over a period of 24 hours and records the electrical activity of a patients heart
What is a Holter Monitor
This test is used to assess color vision
What is Ishihara
Mental Health problems and this type of abuse can occur simultaneously
What is Substance Abuse
What is Temporal Artery
Body Measurements such as height, weight, circumference are also referred to as.....
What is Mensuration
The 6 leads that are placed on a patients chest are called....
What are Precordial Leads
This type of examination requires the use of a specialized booth to assess hearing
What is an Audiometer
When speaking of Mental Health ; Behavioral is how a patient acts ; Emotional is how a patient feels ; and this, which is how a patient thinks.....
What is Cognitive
This is the term used when a patient has an abnormally slow rate of respirations
What is Bradypnea