Vital Signs
An adult patient with a resting heart rate of 108/min is said to be
tachycardic
The patient reports experiencing periods when he stops breathing at night. This is called having periods of ________.
apnea
When interviewing the patient, where will you document the reason for the patient's visit?
Chief Complaint
What is the exam method in which a provider taps on the patient's body to feel vibrations?
percussion
A patient with a BMI of 21.6 is in which category of weight?
normal weight
What is the normal adult pulse range?
60-100 bpm
What is the most accurate method of obtaining temperature?
rectal
When interviewing the patient, the patient reports smoking marijuana daily. Where will you document this information?
Social Hx
When the provider makes a determination about the probable course of the patient's illness
prognosis
You are obtaining a tympanic temperature on a 3 yo child, how should you straighten the ear canal
Gently pull the pinna down and back
A patient that appears healthy and reports "I've been feeling great" has abnormal vital signs. What is your best action?
Recheck the vital signs because the readings do not match the patient appearance
What is the preferred method of obtaining pulse on an infant?
apical
When interviewing the patient, the patient reports her grandmother died of breast CA. Where will you document this information?
Family history
A female patient is in the clinic for a pelvic exam and pap smear. What position will you assist her into?
Lithotomy
What is the name of the blood pressure cuff with a dial gauge?
aneroid sphygmomanometer
According to the American Heart Association's Hypertension Guidelines, a patient with multiple blood pressures that average 136/84 has which category of hypertension?
Stage 1 Hypertension
What are the five phases that are heard after a blood pressure cuff is deflated?
Korotkoff sounds
What is the name of the education that is provided to the patient so they know what to do at home after their visit?
After-visit summary or discharge instructions
Which equipment would the provider need to assess the neurological system?
reflex hammer
A patient who weighs 54 kg. What is the weight in lbs?
118.8 lbs
How do you know you have selected the correct cuff size for an adult?
It encircles the arm 80-100%
You have performed the palpatory method of blood pressure and are now going to auscultate. How high should you inflate the cuff?
30 mmHg over the reading where you felt the palpated pulse disappear
How will allergies be flagged in a paper medical record and and EHR?
Paper- red ink or sticker
EHR- pop-up window
Which equipment would you set up for the provider to examine a patient with vertigo and balance issues?
otoscope
A patient presents to the clinic with c/o vertigo. VS obtained are BP 92/56, P 88, R 18, T 98.9F, SpO2 98%. What noninvasive test will the provider likely order?
Orthostatic vital signs