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General Appearance Flashcards

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What part of SOAP note is general appearance

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Objective

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General Appearance - definition

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Initial evaluation by a provider. Sense of overall impression. Acuity - does patient need to go to the ER?

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Components of the General Appearance

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Gender, stage of life, developement, toxicity or state of health, comfort or distress

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Optional features of the general impression

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Race/Ethnicity, body habitus(frail, anorexic looking, obese), mental status (LOC, orientation, behavior, seech, affect), facies (hypo/hyper thyroid, cushinoid, leonine, depressed)

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Physical Diagnosis Block 1 (4 decks)

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