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History Flashcards

1
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Autonomy

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Respects the patient’s need for self determination; pt has choices and may make them

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Beneficience

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Must do good

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Nonmaleficience

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Do no harm

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Utilitarianism

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Appropriate use of resources for community at large

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Fairness and justice

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Balance between autonomy and larger community

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Deontological imperatives

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Duty to act

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Precision

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Pay attention to detail; should be reproduced by others

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Facilitation

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“Please go on”

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9
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Confrontation

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Bring patient’s behavior or awareness to conscious awareness

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10
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Pruritis

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Itching

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Dysuria

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Burning urination

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12
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Polyuria

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Frequent urination

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Polydipsia

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Increased thirst

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14
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ROS

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Review of Systems

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15
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Structure of Hx

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CC
HPI
PMH
FH
SH
ROS
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16
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CC

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Patient’s age and gender; state complaint in patient’s own words

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17
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Palpate using palmer surface & finger pads for__; ulnar surface for ___; dorsal surface for ___.

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Sensitivity; Vibration; Temperature

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18
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Use ___ &/or ____ to palpate for sensitivity; ___ to discern vibration; ___ to discern temperture

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Palmar, finger pads; Ulnar; Dorsal

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19
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Percuss using

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Middle distal phalanx on body surface; use middle finger to tap IP jt

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20
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Fist percussion to evalaute ___

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Liver
Kidney
GB tenderness

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21
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What are you listening for when auscultating?

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Intensity
Pitch
Duration
Quality

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22
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Bell
Diaphragm

Frequency; example

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Bell: Low frequency; bruits
Diaphragm: High frequency; lung sounds

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23
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Bruit

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Low pitched; turbulent flow; occlusion of vessels

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24
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Dual frequency stethoscope

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Light pressure: Bell;

Heavy pressure: Diaphragm

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25
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From what distance do you perform the visual acuity tests?

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Snellen: 20 ft
Tumbling E: 20
Rosenbaum(?): 14 inch

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26
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What do you use a 125 Hz tuning fork for? 512/1024 Hz?

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125: Vibration

512/1024: Auditory screening

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27
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What do you use a monofilament test for?

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Sensation of planter surface of the foot

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28
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Pulse oximeter

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Blood oxygen saturation

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29
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What are categorized as vital signs?

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Temperature
BP
Pulse
Respiration rate
Pain? 0-10
30
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What is normal temperature?

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37 degrees centigrade; 98.6 F

31
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What temp are described as:
Hypothermia?
Pyrexia
Hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia

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99.5; >106

32
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What could be the cause of irregularly irregular pulse?

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Atrial fibrillation

33
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What is normal respiration? Abnormal?

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12-18 rpm
Tachypnea: >25
Bradypnea:

34
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At what level should the BP cuff be located?

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middle of the upper arm; level of RA; midpoint of sternum

35
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Why palate the systolic BP?

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Pts with hypotension

Elderly pts with Auscultatory gap; general idea of what systolic should be

36
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Which side of the stethoscope do you use to measure BP? Which Korotkoff sounds are heard best?

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BELL: turbulent flow;

Phase 1: Systolic
Phase 5: Diastolic

37
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How do you determine MAP?

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Mean arterial pressure= (S +2D)/3

38
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How do you determine PP (Pulse pressure)?

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Systole- diastole

Normal: 30-50 mm Hg

39
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Systolic

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Serious illness/shock

40
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Children pulse: __ with age

Children SBP: ___ with age

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decrease; increase

41
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Normal BP:

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42
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Prehypertension BP:

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120-139; 80-89

43
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Hypertension I

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140-159; 90-99

44
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Hypertension II

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> 160; >100

45
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What is HTN Emergency?; What is HTN Urgency

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> 180/120; progressive target organ dysfunction;

upper HTN II + SOB/HA

46
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Thigh BP; cuff placement; normal value; pt position

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distal 1/3 of thigh; 20 mm Hg > Brachial SBP; Prone

47
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What denotes orthostatic hypotension?

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SBP: Decrease 20 mm Hg; DBP: Decrease 10 mm Hg; Pulse +20 bpm w/in 3 mins of standing

48
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What causes orthostatic hypotension?

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Diabetic neuropathy; Volume depletion; Meds (anti- HTN, diuretics, vasodilators); Prolonged recombent position

49
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Indications for Orthostatic hypotension:

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Dizzy, fainting
GI bleeds
Diabetics
Anti- HTN meds (esp. elderly)

50
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Cachectic

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Emaciated; weak body

51
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Erysipelas

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red patchy on the skin; fever and illness

52
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Cushing’s Syndrome

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Moon shaped face with rosy cheeks

53
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Myxedema Facies

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Thickening of facial features; doughy yellowed skin; no eyebrows (Queen ann sign); dry thin skin; sparse thin coarse hair

54
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Hyperthyroid facies

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Thin skin, fine hair, big ol eyes goiter

55
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Acromegaly

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(Elderly) enlargement of facial features; lots of GH secreted after epiphyses have united

56
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Hippocratic facies

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Sunken face; sharp nose; dry rough skin; terminal stage of illness

57
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Alopecia areata (SLE)

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Well circumcised coin shaped area of hair loss

58
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Nevi

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Birthmark

59
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Paget’s disease

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enlarged and misshapen bones; excessive breakdown and formation of bone

60
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Tracheal tug

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Poor clinical relevance

61
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Goiter

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Chronic enlargement of thyroid gland

62
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Order of Cervical LN Exam

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Occipital
Postauricular
Preauricular
Tonsillar
Submandibular
Submental
Posterior cervical
Deep cervical
Anterior/superficial cervical
Supraclavicular
Infraclavicular
63
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Hodgkin Disease

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HUGE Enlargement of nodes; firm, rubbery, matted nodes

64
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Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Diffuse cervical lymphadenopathy with matting

65
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Virchow’s Node

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Enlarged L Supraclavicular lymph node: Thoracic/abdominal malignancy

66
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Delphian Nodes

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Midline on thyroid membrane; Thyroid abnormalities or cancer

67
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Sister Mary Joseph Nodule

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periumbilical nodule or mass; pelvic/intra-abdominal malignancy

68
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Scrofula

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Cervical node lymphadenitis; TB

69
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Chloasma; Melasma

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Mask of pregnancy; blotchy, brownish hyper pigmentation of face

70
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Myopia/hyperopia

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Legally blind 20/200

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