Vital Signs
What are the vital signs?
Respirations
Heart Rate
Temperature
BP
Whisper Test
Perform the Whisper Test on Someone
Palpate the Thorax (Posterior)
Palpate in a ladder formation
Show the Test for Muscle Tone
Note tension (flaccid or rigid)
What is the difference between health promotion and primary prevention?
Health promotion: Influencing the border and physical environment that influences health.
Primary prevention: Strategies to prevent disease.
What is expected temperature?
36.5- 37.5C
Pupillary reaction
Perform the pupillary reaction test
Auscultate the Thorax (Posterior)
Show the test for sensation
Use cotton (soft/dull) and something sharp (pain)
What is bradycardia?
Slowing of the heart rate less than 60bpm
Heart Rate
Count bpm
Cardinal Directions
Perform Cardinal Directions (H)
Percuss the Thorax (what do you hear?)
Should be resonance
Position sense
Up and Down of a finger
What does PERRLA stand for?
Pupils are equal, round and briskly responsive to light and accommodation
Respiratory rate
Breaths/min
Palpate the Frontal, Maxillary Sinuses
Tactile fremitus
99, ulnar surface of hand, symmetric
Test graphthesia
Draw a numberr on palm of hand
What are the four parts of the GCS?
Check - Observe - Stimulate - Rate
Take breaths/min
Motor Spinal Accessory for CNXI
Shrug shoulders and resistants of trapezius muscles
Diaphragmatic Excursion
Show Diaphragmatic Excursion
Test any chosen reflex
Test reflex
Which lymph nodes are red flags?
Virchow lymph node (Sentinel Node), Right Supravicular lymph node