Health and History Part 1 Flashcards
for new patients in offices or hospitals you will complete a _________ exam
comprehensive exam
for established patients during routine or urgent care visits you will complete a ________ exam
focused exam
What type of exam includes past history, medications, extensive physical exam, and allows the patient to develope repor with you (their opinion)
comprehensive exam
an assessment that is specific to one or two concerns/problems
focused exam
a patient is complaining of ear pain. you then examine the patients head, ears, eyes nose and throat. What type of exam is this
focused exam
A ________ exam should be performed annually and are a review of previous exams.
A routine exam should be performed annually and are a review of previous exams.
what exam is primarily to prevent illness or catch illness in early stages
routine exam
The _____________ information is the information the patient tells you during the history.
The Subjective information is the information the patient tells you during the history.
the _________ information is what you identify in the physical exam, and diagnostic testing
the objective information is what you identify in the physical exam, and diagnostic testing
the objective information is what you identify in the _________, and _______________
the objective information is what you identify in the physical exam, and diagnostic testing
What information should NOT be included in the history
the objective findings.
aqcuiring the ______________ is one of the most important skills in medicine
health history
A good health history allows you to ____________, gain ______ and ______, and formulate a good _____________.
A good health history allows you to get to know the patient, gain trust and respect, and formulate a good differential diagnosis.
what is a differential diagnosis.
An analysis of exam findings and pt history that gives a hypothesized diagnosis for further testing
patients name, age, gender, sex, medical record number and DOB is known as ______________
identifying data/demographics
where the history of the patient comes from is known as
the source of history
Where is the patients story told
HPI
Documentation of the HPI is taken in ___________ form and using __________________. If a number is used you must ___________ if the number is less than _______
HPI is taken in paragraph form and using correct English. If a number is used you must spell it out if the number is under 10
What part of the HPI is always in quotes
the chief complaint
Other than the chief complaints what else could be documented in quoatations
anything that is difficult to describe such as “i have bugs crawling under my skin.”