General Diagnosis (Irene Gold) Part II and III Flashcards
What are the five components of a health history?
Chief Complaint Past Health History Personal and Social History Review of Systems (ROS) Present Illness
What six things need to be asked to the patient when asking about Present Illness?
Onset Palliative/Provoking Quality of Pain Radiation/Referral Site/Setting/Severity Timing/Temporal Factors (OPQRST)
What is indicated if there is a sudden onset of pain?
Neuromuscular Problem
If pain has an insidious onset, what is the likely cause?
Cancer
If nothing makes that pain better or worse, what does the patient possible have?
Cancer
How are you able to tell if a patient is having a neuromuscular skeletal problem?
The patient is able to find relief from pain in a certain position
If a patient complains of no localization of pain, where is the pain very likely from?
Originating from an organ
If pain is stated to be a “throbbing pain”, what does it indicate?
Vascular
What is a descriptive word to describe a pain in the muscle?
Aching
If the patient describes the pain as “Burning” what is the likely cause of the pain?
Nerve
What kind of pain is described for a dissecting aneurism?
Tearing Pain
What questions need to be asked to the patient about past health history? (7 Things)
Surgeries
Hospitalizations
Illness (Serious)
Trauma
Previous Injury
Allergies
Medications
What five questions that need to be known from family history?
Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes Stroke Cancer Arthritis
What questions/categories do you need to ask about pertaining to the social/personal history of a patient? (8 Topics)
Marital Status Occupation Diet Exercise Bowel/Urinary Problems Sleep Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug use Stress
What is the questionnaire to help determine if someone may be an alcoholic?
CAGE Questionnaire
What are the four parts of the CAGE Questionnaire?
C- Cutting Down (Have you ever felt the need to cut down on your drinking?)
A- Annoyed by others criticisms (Have you ever felt annoyed by criticism of your drinking?)
G- Guilty Feeling (Have you ever felt guilty about your drinking?)
E- Eye openers (Have you ever felt that you needed a drink to start your day?)
What is the normal oral temperature?
98.6 F
What is the normal Rectal and Tympanic temperature?
99.6 F
What is the normal Axilla temperature?
97.6 F
What is considered normal range for body temperature?
96-99.5 F (35-37.5 C)
What is the normal pulse rate of an Adult?
60-100 Beats/Min
What is the normal pulse rate for a Newborn?
120-160 Beats/Min
What is the normal pulse rate for a person of older age?
70-80 Beats/Min
What is the normal Respiration Rate of an Adult?
14-18 Breaths/Min