Ch. 1 and 2 Terms

Question 1

A recent onset (less than 6 months), resulting from tissue damage, is usually self-limiting and ends when the tissue is healed.
It is a stressor initiating a generalized stress response and may cause physiologic signs associated with pain, such as increased blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration.

Answer 1

Acute (pain)

Question 2

Very painful or harmful. Could quickly become life threathening.

Answer 2

Severe

Question 3

Aka persistent pain. May be intermittent or continuous, lasting more than 6 months.
Clinical manifestations of persistent pain are not those of physiologic stress because people adapt to the pain, which may result in symptoms or irritability, depression, and insomnia.

Answer 3

Chronic (pain)

Question 4

Follow-up assessment. Usually done when a patient is following up with a healthcare provider for a previously identified problem.
Example: a patient treated by a health care provider for pneumonia might be asked to return for a follow-up visit after completing a prescription of antibiotics

Answer 4

Episodic

Question 5

Detailed history and physical examination performed at the onset of care in a primary care setting or on admission to a hospital or long-term care facility

Answer 5

Comprehensive

Question 6

Involves using the hands to feel texture, size, shape, consistency, pulsation, and location of certain parts of the patient’s body

Answer 6

Palpation

Question 7

Refers to data obtained by a visual examination of the body, including body movement and posture, as well as that obtained by smell

Answer 7

Inspection

Question 8

Performed to evaluate the size, borders, and consistency of internal organs; detect tenderness; and determine the extent of fluid in a body cavity.

Answer 8

Percussion

Question 9

Requires the use of both hands and is performed by different methods, depending on which body area is being assessed.

Answer 9

Indirect (Percussion)

Question 10

Involves striking a finger or hand directly against a patient’s body.

Answer 10

Direct (Percussion)

Question 11

Listening to sounds within the body

Answer 11

Auscultation

Question 12

Data observed, felt, heard, or measured. Examples include rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and swelling of an extremity

Answer 12

Objective (Signs)

Question 13

Data perceived and reported by the patient. Examples include pain, itching, and nausea.

Answer 13

Subjective (Symptoms)