Consultation, Screening, Referral and Delegation Process Flashcards
The clinical practice of P.T. includes ____, ____, ___, ____, and ____.
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and re-evaluation
A method for detecting disease or body dysfunction before an individual would normally seek medical care.
Screening
3 key factors that create a need for screening
Side effects of medication, comorbidities, and visceral pain mechanism
Either over the counter or prescribed mostly that have some side effects
Medications
Another medical condition that the patient might be suffering that can contribute to morbidity and mortality
Comorbidities
Most inexpensive procedure that we can do to screen our patients from other illnesses.
Vital signs assessment
Screening tools ( 4)
Vital/ cardinal signs, observations, reported associated signs, symptoms
Vital signs (5)
Pulse/heart rate, blood pressure, core body temperature, respiration, pain
5th vital sign
Pain
Balance b/w the heat produced by the body and heat lost from the body.
Temperature
Oral body temperature ranges from ____ to ____
36° to 37.5° C
Hypothermic core temperature
less than 35° C
Transfer of body heat to a cooler solid object w/o any contact to the body surface
Radiation
Transfer of heat from the body surface to a cooler solid object w/ the presence of body contact
Conduction
Dispersion of heat from the body surface to a cooler surrounding air
Convection
Heat loss through wet surface/skin
Evaporation
Method of temperature that is most accessible and convenient
Oral
Method of temperature that is the most accurate measurement
Rectal
Method of temperature that is the safest, non-invasive
Axillary
Wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
Pulse rate
Pulse rate above 100 bpm
Tachycardia
Bradycardia
Less than 60 bpm
Irregular heart rate
Dysrhythmia/arrythmia
Strength of pulse
Volume (amplitude)