Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the objectives of the Medical Interview?
- Gather HPI from pt
- Establish Rapport
- Instruct and Educate
- Support and Direct pt in tx
Name some Clinical Traits?
Objective Precise Sensitive Specific Reliable
Striving to remove one’s own values, personal beliefs, prejudices, and preconceptions from observations during the patient interview refers to what?
Objectivity (Accuracy/Validity)
What is precision (AKA “real” value) when talking about the medical interview? (Define)
Of, or relating to the distribution of observations around the mean
What is the difference between Accuracy and Precision?
- Accuracy: Clustered around the intended goal
- Precision: Clustered around the mean
Definition: Of, or relating to the characteristic of a test (screening) to accurately identify, or “pick up” real cases of the disease in question.
Sensitivity (Rule out)
(Highly sensitive test when negative rule out the disease) SNNOUT
Definition: Of, or relating to the characteristic of a test (screening) to accurately identify non-cases.
Specificity (Rule In)
(Highly specific= few false positives) SPPIN
Define: Reliable (Reproducibility)
Of, or relating to, the characteristic of a test, finding, or procedure that allow other observers (clinicians) to obtain the same result
Name 3 Key Characteristics of Therapeutic Core Qualities?
Respect
Genuineness
Empathy
What does it mean to be Respectful (Nonjudgmental) to a pt?
- Accept pt as he/she is
- Demonstrate by attending to pt’s words and needs
- Done despite irritating habits or beliefs
What is meant by, the ability to be yourself in a relationship despite your professional role?
Genuineness
The ability to understand the pt’s experiences and feelings accurately; it also includes demonstrating that understanding to the pt, is referring to what?
Empathy
What is meant by, Ability to put yourself in another’s situation?
Having Empathy
What is Empathy NOT?
Pity
Sympathy
Define: Borborygmi
Rumbling in the Bowels
