Case History And Vitals

Question 1

Case history includes

Answer 1

• chief complaint: own words, open ended
• present illness (OPQRST)
• past family
• occupational
• social
• ROS

Question 2

Best place to find unrelated health problems

Answer 2

ROS

Question 3

Best place to get information

Answer 3

Present illness (not CC)

Question 4

Describe the temperature seen with bacterial infections

Answer 4

Sustained

Increases a bit then plateaus, then spikes again while sleeping

Question 5

Describe the fever seen with viral infections

Answer 5

Spikes, fevers, chills

Question 6

Normal numbers for:
Systole
Diastole
Pulse pressure

Answer 6

Systole 110-140
Diastole 60-90
Pulse pressure 30-40

Question 7

Orthostatic hypotension causes ________

Answer 7

Syncope