CPD Flashcards
Frequency: Bell vs. diaphragm
Bell: low frequency
Diaphragm: high frequency
Opthalmascope: red vs. green
Red: near-sighted
Green: far-sighted
Normal temperatures: axilla, oral, rectal
Axilla: 97
Oral: 98
Rectal: 99
Pre-menopausal women have higher/lower temperature than post-menopausal women & men
Higher
Temperature is lower/higher in the AM
Lower
After ovulation, temperature is higher/lower than before
Higher
Pre-HTN
120-139 / 80-89
HTN Stage 1
140-159 / 90-99
HTN Stage 2
160+/100+
What does one report when reporting the pulse?
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Location, rate (brady/tachy), rhythm (reg/reg irreg/irreg reg), character (amplitude 0-4, contour), symmetry
What are the 5 vital signs?
Pulse, BP, Respiration, Temperature, Pain
How does one describe the character of pulse?
Amplitude & Countour
0: absent, not palpable
1: diminished, barely palpable
2: normal (easily palpable)
3: increased (extremely easy to palpate)
4: bounding, exaggerated
What vessel do you use to describe the contour?
R carotid
Describe the contour of the pulse.
Upstroke, plateau, downstroke
U: normal pulse contour has smooth, rapid upstroke, rounded brief plateau, less rapid downstroke
How do you describe respirations?
Rate, rhythm, depth, effort, patterns/symmetry
The pain scale goes from: ___ to 10
0
The best temperature to take on children
Rectal
How often does one measure height/weight?
Initially on presentation
Annually with preventive services exam
Daily for CHF, ESRD, Cirrhosis
Describe the various BMI categories.
Underweight: < 18.5 Normal: 18.5-24.9 Overweight: 25-29.9 Obese 1: 30-34.9 Obese 2--severely: 35-39.9 Obese 3--morbidly: 40+
For children, how does percentile of weight translate into weight class?
Underweight: <5th percentile
Norm: 5th-85th percentile
Overweight: 85-95 percentile
Obese: 95th percentile
There are 7 disorders of gait
- Pain/antalgic
- Immotile joint–PF contraction, prolonged plaster
- Muscle weakness–Trendelenburg
- Spasticity
- Rigidity
- Ataxia
- Frontal gait disorder
A stomping gait is characteristic of…
tabes dorsalis
Describe the Trendelenburg gait.
Weak abductor function (G medius, minimus)
- Abductors support the opposite pelvis during single limb stance
- Pelvis drops to opposite side on walking
What is the waddle gait?
Bilateral trendelenburg