Dealing With The Patient Flashcards
Can you ___ your fist?
Clench
___ me your hands please.
Show
Just ___ your arm, please
Lift
___ a deep breath,
Take
___ Aaaah!
Say
___ the bar tightly!
Grip
Can you ___ the letters?
Read
___, please.
Cough
Can you ___ your leg?
Bend
___ as far as you can!
Stretch
Can you ___ your toes?
Touch
Can you try to ___ on one let?
Stand
Can you ___ over please?
Turn
You can ___ your mouth now!
Close
Could you ___ down, please?
Lie
And ___ your breath!
Hold
Just ___ up your sleeve, please!
Roll
Can you ___ your arm here?
Rest
Don’t worry! ___!
Relax
What does this abbreviation stand for?
A3
Attend surgery in 3 days’ time
What does this abbreviation stand for?
AF
Atrial fibrillation
What does this abbreviation stand for?
A/G ratio
Albumin / globulin ratio
What does this abbreviation stand for?
AS
Asthma
What does this abbreviation stand for?
BOR
Bowels open regularly
What does this abbreviation stand for?
BP
Blood pressure
What does this abbreviation stand for?
°↑ BP
No raised blood pressure
What does this symbol stand for?
°
No / not present / not detected
What does this symbol stand for?
↑
Raised / increased
What does this abbreviation stand for?
° JACCOL
No jaundice, anaemia, cyanosis, clubbing, oedema, lymphadenopathy
What does this abbreviation stand for?
° LKKS
No palpable liver, kidneys, spleen
What does this abbreviation stand for?
° TB
No tuberculosis
What does this abbreviation stand for?
Cgh
Cough
What does this abbreviation stand for?
CO
Casualty officer
What does this abbreviation stand for?
C/O
Complaints of
What does this abbreviation stand for?
CVS
Cardiovascular system
What does this abbreviation stand for?
D&C
Dilation and curettage
What does this abbreviation stand for?
DM
Diabetes mellitus
What does this abbreviation stand for?
DOB
Date of birth
What does this abbreviation stand for?
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
What does this abbreviation stand for?
Ep
Epilepsy
What does this abbreviation stand for?
G and A
Gas and air
What does this abbreviation stand for?
HPS
History of past complain
What does this abbreviation stand for?
LBP
Low back pain
What does this abbreviation stand for?
Ml
Myocardial infarct
What does this abbreviation stand for?
MRU
Mass radiography unit
What does this abbreviation stand for?
N&V
Nausea and vomiting
What does this abbreviation stand for?
OD
Overdose
What does this abbreviation stand for?
O/E
On examination
What does this abbreviation stand for?
OPA
Outpatient appointment
What does this abbreviation stand for?
PM
Post-mortem
What does this abbreviation stand for?
PMH
Past medical history
What does this abbreviation stand for?
PR
Per rectum
What does this abbreviation stand for?
Sat
Satisfactory
What does this abbreviation stand for?
SH
Social history
What does this abbreviation stand for?
SOB
Short of breath
What does this abbreviation stand for?
T
Temperature
What does this abbreviation stand for?
U/S
Ultrasound
What does this abbreviation stand for?
XR
X-ray
I’ve got a ___and a ___.
Cough
Sore throat
When I climb up the stairs I’m ___ .
Out of breath
I don’t want to eat; I’ve ___.
Lost my appetite
At night time I go to bed but I ___.
Can’t sleep
I’ve got a ___ and a ___. (Cold)
Runny nose
Temperature
I knocked my arm on the door and now I’ve got a big ___.
Bruise
I got an ___ two days ago and now I’ve got a ___.
Insect bite
Swollen leg
I feel so miserable. I’m really ___.
Depressed
I’m a bit worried because I can feel a ___ In my breast.
Lump
I regularly get a ___.
Nosebleed
After I eat I regularly get a ___.
Stomach-ache
My last doctor ‘put me on’ antibiotics
Prescribed
I’ve ‘blacked out’ three times in the last week.
Fainted
The rash on my skin seems to have ‘cleared up’.
Disappeared
I often ‘nod off’ for just a few minutes.
Fall asleep
My sister ‘passed away’ recently.
Died
I don’t seem to beable to ‘take’ anything ‘in’.
Understand
I sometimes ‘bring up’ my food.
Regurgitate
I walk to town and back and then I’m ‘flaked out’.
Exhausted
She ‘threw up’ several times during the night.
Vomited
My eye is all ‘puffed up’.
Swollen
