PHC Ch 20 Review

Vital Signs

100

Normal HR

60-100

200

Normal RR

12-20

300

Normal Temp

97.8-99

400

Pain Scale

0-10 or Wong-Baker Faces

500

Normal BP

120/80

Pulse Sites

100

Pulse found on the back of the knees

Popliteal

200

Pulse found on both wrist

Radial

300

Pulse found on both sides of the neck

Carotid

400

Pulse found near groin

Femoral

500

Pulse found when listening to the heart

Apical

Assessment

100

Information taken during the patients first visit that provides a baseline

H&P

200

Which vital sign is abnormal?

115/66 BP    73 HR   26 RR   100.1 T

26 RR

300

Listening to sounds inside the body with the use of a stethoscope

Auscultation

400

Physical Assessment that consists of using vision, hearing, and smell to observe the patient

Inspection

500

Name the 3 parts of Psychosocial Observation

Emotional status, Mental Status, and Appearance

Key Terms

100

What is homeostasis?

Maintaining the proper balance within the body to sustain life. 

200

Activities done on a regular basis to meet physical needs

ADLs or Activities of Daily Living

300

Part of the respiratory cycle in which air enters the lungs

Inhalation

400

Slow respirations

Bradypnea

500

Deterioration of bones, usually occurs in the elderly

osteoporosis

Misc

100

What is the name for blood pressure machine?

Sphygmomanometer

200

What is the top number of a blood pressure referred to as?

Systolic BP

300

The most reliable form of taking a temperature

Rectal

400

Body system that controls hormones

Endocrine

500

What is the patient's name, address, DOB, and insurance information considered?

Demographics