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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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Confrontation

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Bring patient’s behavior or awareness to conscious awareness

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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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Polyuria

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Frequent urination

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Polydipsia

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Increased thirst

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ROS

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Review of Systems

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Structure of Hx

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CC
HPI
PMH
FH
SH
ROS
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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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Palpate using palmer surface & finger pads for__; ulnar surface for ___; dorsal surface for ___.

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Sensitivity; Vibration; Temperature

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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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Percuss using

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

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Fist percussion to evalaute ___

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Liver
Kidney
GB tenderness

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What are you listening for when auscultating?

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Intensity
Pitch
Duration
Quality

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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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Bruit

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Low pitched; turbulent flow; occlusion of vessels

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Dual frequency stethoscope

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Light pressure: Bell;

Heavy pressure: Diaphragm

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From what distance do you perform the visual acuity tests?
Snellen: 20 ft Tumbling E: 20 Rosenbaum(?): 14 inch
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What do you use a 125 Hz tuning fork for? 512/1024 Hz?
125: Vibration | 512/1024: Auditory screening
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What do you use a monofilament test for?
Sensation of planter surface of the foot
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Pulse oximeter
Blood oxygen saturation
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What are categorized as vital signs?
``` Temperature BP Pulse Respiration rate Pain? 0-10 ```
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What is normal temperature?
37 degrees centigrade; 98.6 F
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What temp are described as: Hypothermia? Pyrexia Hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
99.5; >106
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What could be the cause of irregularly irregular pulse?
Atrial fibrillation
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What is normal respiration? Abnormal?
12-18 rpm Tachypnea: >25 Bradypnea:
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At what level should the BP cuff be located?
middle of the upper arm; level of RA; midpoint of sternum
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Why palate the systolic BP?
Pts with hypotension | Elderly pts with Auscultatory gap; general idea of what systolic should be
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Which side of the stethoscope do you use to measure BP? Which Korotkoff sounds are heard best?
BELL: turbulent flow; Phase 1: Systolic Phase 5: Diastolic
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How do you determine MAP?
Mean arterial pressure= (S +2D)/3
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How do you determine PP (Pulse pressure)?
Systole- diastole | Normal: 30-50 mm Hg
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Systolic
Serious illness/shock
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Children pulse: __ with age | Children SBP: ___ with age
decrease; increase
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Normal BP:
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Prehypertension BP:
120-139; 80-89
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Hypertension I
140-159; 90-99
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Hypertension II
>160; >100
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What is HTN Emergency?; What is HTN Urgency
>180/120; progressive target organ dysfunction; | upper HTN II + SOB/HA
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Thigh BP; cuff placement; normal value; pt position
distal 1/3 of thigh; 20 mm Hg > Brachial SBP; Prone
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What denotes orthostatic hypotension?
SBP: Decrease 20 mm Hg; DBP: Decrease 10 mm Hg; Pulse +20 bpm w/in 3 mins of standing
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What causes orthostatic hypotension?
Diabetic neuropathy; Volume depletion; Meds (anti- HTN, diuretics, vasodilators); Prolonged recombent position
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Indications for Orthostatic hypotension:
Dizzy, fainting GI bleeds Diabetics Anti- HTN meds (esp. elderly)
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Cachectic
Emaciated; weak body
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Erysipelas
red patchy on the skin; fever and illness
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Cushing's Syndrome
Moon shaped face with rosy cheeks
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Myxedema Facies
Thickening of facial features; doughy yellowed skin; no eyebrows (Queen ann sign); dry thin skin; sparse thin coarse hair
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Hyperthyroid facies
Thin skin, fine hair, big ol eyes goiter
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Acromegaly
(Elderly) enlargement of facial features; lots of GH secreted after epiphyses have united
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Hippocratic facies
Sunken face; sharp nose; dry rough skin; terminal stage of illness
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Alopecia areata (SLE)
Well circumcised coin shaped area of hair loss
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Nevi
Birthmark
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Paget's disease
enlarged and misshapen bones; excessive breakdown and formation of bone
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Tracheal tug
Poor clinical relevance
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Goiter
Chronic enlargement of thyroid gland
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Order of Cervical LN Exam
``` Occipital Postauricular Preauricular Tonsillar Submandibular Submental ``` ``` Posterior cervical Deep cervical Anterior/superficial cervical Supraclavicular Infraclavicular ```
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Hodgkin Disease
HUGE Enlargement of nodes; firm, rubbery, matted nodes
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Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Diffuse cervical lymphadenopathy with matting
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Virchow's Node
Enlarged L Supraclavicular lymph node: Thoracic/abdominal malignancy
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Delphian Nodes
Midline on thyroid membrane; Thyroid abnormalities or cancer
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Sister Mary Joseph Nodule
periumbilical nodule or mass; pelvic/intra-abdominal malignancy
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Scrofula
Cervical node lymphadenitis; TB
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Chloasma; Melasma
Mask of pregnancy; blotchy, brownish hyper pigmentation of face
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Myopia/hyperopia
Legally blind 20/200

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