Chapter 10 Flashcards
Accessory Muscles
The secondary muscles of respiration. They include the neck muscles (ster-nocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis major muscles, and the abdominal muscles.
Altered mental status
A change in the way a person thinks and behaves
Auscultate
To listen to organs via stethoscope
AVPU scale
A method of assessing the level of consciousness by determining whether the patient is awake and alert, responsive to verbal stimuli or pain, or unresponsive; used principally early in the assessment process.
Blood pressure
The pressure that the blood ex. erts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through them.
Bradycardia
A heart rate slower then 60 beats/min
breath sounds
a indication of air movement
field impression
conclusion of the cause
capillary refil
A test that evaluates distal circulars system
focused assement
A type of physical assessment typically performed on patients who have sustained nonsignificant mechanisms of injury or on responsive medical patients. This type of examination is based on the chief complaint and focuses on one body system or part.
capnography
A noninvasive method to quickly and efficiently provide information on patient’s
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Frostbite
Damage to tissue as a result of exposure to cold
Carbon dioxide
A component of air that typically makes 0.03% of air of air at sea level
General impression
The overall initial impression that determines the priority for patient care
Chief complaint
The reason a patient called for help; also, the patient’s response to questions such as “What’s wrong?” or “What happened?”
Golden Hour
The time from injury to definitive care, during which treatment of shock and traumatic iniuries should occur because survival potential is best; also called the Golden Period.
Conjunctiva
The delicate membrane that lines the evelids and covers the exposed surface of the eve.
Guarding
Involuntary muscle contractions (spasm) of the abdominal wall; an effort to protect the inflamed abdomen.
Crackles
A crackling, rattling breath sound that signals fluid in the air spaces of the lungs.
History Taking
A step within the patient assessment process that provides detail about the patient’s chief complaint and an account of the patient’s signs and symptoms.
Crepitus
A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing together.
Hypertension
Blood pressure that is higher than the normal range.
DCAP-BTLS
A mnemonic for assessment in which each area of the body is evaluated for Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/ penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, and Swelling.
Hypotension
Blood pressure that is lower than the normal range.
