General Appearance Flashcards
what are the three types of distress?
- pain
- emotional
- respiratory
what are the 4 main features of GA statement?
- gender
- stage of life
- toxicity
- level of distress
what is the most important aspect of the GA?
determining level of toxicity
what are the 2 steps to determining level of toxicity?
- toxic or not?
2. acute or chronic?
what are 4 other features that may be included in GA statement?
- race/ethnicity
- body habitus
- mental status
- facies
cachectic
someone who is wasting away, close to death
what is the difference between mood and affect?
mood: how the patient says the feel
affect: how the patient appears to feel
what 5 factors can contribute to your assessment of mental status?
- level of consciousness (AAVPU)
- orientation
- behavior
- physical appearance
- speech
what does AAVPU stand for?
alert, awake, responsive to verbal stimuli, painful stimuli, unresponsive
if someone is AxOx4?
alert to person, place, time, situation
what are 5 examples of facies?
- hypothyroid facies
- hyperthyroid facies
- cushinoid facies
- leonine facies
- depressed facies
conjugate gaze
EMOS intact and working well, eyes moving together
tests to assess for strabismus
- cover/uncover
2. corneal light reflexx
esotropia
eye turning inward strabismus
anterior chamber depth test
tangential light test
