Mental Status Assessment
Spontaneous eye opening, oriented verbal response, and obeying commands earns this score on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
What is 15?
These are made up of amino acids, provide structure to and regulate body's cells, organs, and tissues.
What are proteins?
This theorist defined life stages in terms of developmental tasks, for example, identity v. role confusion.
Who is Erikson?
The main airway, located in the center of the neck.
What is the trachea?
Visual acuity is assessed with this tool.
What is the Snellen Chart?
Forgetting how to do activities previously done with ease is a warning sign of this condition.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
This can be caused by increased intake of ETOH, diuretics, inability to take in adequate fluid, high fever.
What is dehydration?
This is the perception that one's own world view is the only acceptable truth and that one's own beliefs and sanctioned behaviors are superior.
What is ethnocentrism?
The patient uses the muscles between the ribs and in the abdomen to assist with breathing, indicating increased work of breathing.
What are retractions?
Swollen, bleeding gums are a sign of this disease that can lead to tooth loss.
What is gingivitis?
This tool is used to assess whether a patient might have an ETOH or substance abuse issue.
What is the CAGE assessment?
This is the ideal percentage of carbohydrate in the diet.
What is 45%-65%?
The type of government, economic resources available, numbers and types of health resources, transportation services, safety resources (fire and police), are included in this assessment.
What is community assessment?
This is an adventitious breath sound caused by difficulty getting enough air in through the upper airway.
What is stridor?
These arteries should be palpated separately, never simultaneously.
What are the carotids?
Risk factors include: lack of social supports, irrational thinking, ETOH/drug use, lack of a life partner, sickness and depression.
What is suicidal ideation?
This is the estimate of total body fat.
What is BMI (body mass index)?
This group is whatever it says it is.
What is the family?
This rate of breathing indicates bradypnea.
What is less than 12 BPM?
These are pinpoint hemorrhages that can indicate possible infection.
What are petechiae?
This is often the last sphere of orientation to be lost.
What is orientation to person?
Visible neck veins, crackling lung sounds, elevated pulse rate and BP, and pitting edema are signs of this.
What is fluid volume excess (over hydration)?
These are rituals, practices, and experiences involving a search for the sacred.
What is religion?
This bluish color around the mucous membranes, lips, and nail beds is a late sign of hypoxia.
What is cyanosis?
These are essential safety gear when playing contact sports, bicycling, skiing.
What are helmets?