Physical Assessment
This is the yellow tint that can be observed in the sclera or skin that is due to a build up of excess bilirubin.
What is jaundice?
You know that this is the laboratory value that will help to give your patient an average of their blood sugars over the last 2-3 months.
What is hemoglobin A1c?
This is category of medications is used to help with nausea and vomiting. Ondanaetron is an example.
What is antiemetics?
Your patient has pain in the calf upon passive dorisflexion of the foot. You recognize this as a positive Homans sign and know that there may be concern for...
What is a DVT?
It’s abnormally low body temperature below 95*F.
What is hypothermia?
It’s the whooshing or swooshing sound made by turbulent blood flow through the heart.
What is a cardiac murmur?
Your patient is taking levothyroxine, you would anticipate that this blood test would be checked at least every 6-12 months.
What is TSH?
Carbidopa/Levodopa is a medication used to increase dopamine for the treatment of this condition...
What is Parkinson’s Disease?
You have a 16 year old male with HR of 120, fever of 101.1, nausea, abdominal pain that began around the umbilicus and has now radiated to the left lower quadrant, tenderness, guarding. Your provider has ordered an ultrasound or CT to rule out this condition...
What is appendicitis ?
It’s heat rate greater than the expected range or greater than 100.
What is tachycardia?
It’s the name of the vibration sometimes felt upon palpation over the chest wall due to turbulent blood flow through the heart.
What is cardiac thrill?
Your adult patient has a hemoglobin of 9.5. You would expect a work up for which condition?
What is anemia?
Aside from cosmetic injections, this biological medication has been indicated for treatment of spasticity, migraine headache, and hyperhidriosis.
What is Botox?
You are working triage in the ED and are seeing an 54 year old school teacher who comes in with the following complaints that started this morning: body aches, cough, fever of 101, headache, and fatigue. You would expect to run which of the following tests after the provider orders?
What is rapid influenza?
SpO2 values less than 90%
What is hypoxemia?
The physical assessment findings for this condition involve shifting dullness and fluid wave, this condition caused from the excess fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity is often due to liver disease.
What is ascities?
Your 45 year old female has a platelet count of 97,000. You know that this would be classified as...
What is Thrombocytopenia?
This is a common frontline treatment for allergic rhinitis aside from oral antihistamines.
What is intranasal steroids?
You are seeing a patient with bilateral injection of both conjunctiva. This condition can be caused by allergies, bacteria, viruses, or irritation.
What is conjunctivitis?
It’s a go rm of low blood pressure that happens when standing up from a sitting or lying position.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Your patient is undergoing chemotherapy treatment and has intractable nausea and vomiting they have developed some tiny busted capillaries around their eyes. You recognize that the medical term for this is....
What is petechiae?
Your patient who is a 50 year old male is complaining of severe muscle spasms. Which of the follow lab values may be contributing?
A. Hgb 14.2
B. Hgb A1c 5.7
C. K 4.3
D. Total Ca 7.8
What is D? Total calcium normal values are between 9-10.5 for adults. Low calcium causes neuromuscular excitability, cramps, spasams.
This medication is used for angina and is available in sublingual and trans lingual spray forms for acute uses.
What is nitroglycerin?
Your patient is a 30 year old female with joint swelling and redness. She has a positive ANA, rheumatoid factor, and elevated ESR. You expected that she may be diagnosed with which type of arthritis?
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
What are the six vital signs?
Temperature, heart rate, respirations, blood pressure, pulse ox, pain.