Interviewing Techniques

Question 1

how does tobacco impact healing rate?

Answer 1

slows it down

Question 2

how does narcotic use impact postop?

Answer 2

makes it very difficult

Question 3

how does alcohol use impact surgery care?

Answer 3

liver problems causing clotting factor problems which causes bleeding

Question 4

what is a joint problem caused by obesity?

Answer 4

stress forces over weight bearing joints

Question 5

what is a problem caused by over exercising?

Answer 5

stress factures

Question 6

what is the MOA of cortiosteroid shots?

Answer 6

disrupts replication of leukocyte DNA which decreased inflammation

Question 7

what are contraindications for extra-articular injections?

Answer 7

infection or suspicious for infection
fractures
prostetics

Question 8

what is a clang association?

Answer 8

using rhyming words

Question 9

what are neologisms?

Answer 9

new words that only mean something to the speaker

Question 10

what is a hallucination?

Answer 10

perceptual disturbance (auditory>visual>tactile)

Question 11

what are delusions?

Answer 11

someone thinks something is happening, but they are not actually perceiving it

Question 12

what would be a good way to test concentration and attention?

Answer 12

100-7 or spell words backwards (ej world)

Question 13

what would be a way to test visuospatial ability?

Answer 13

have pt copy a figure such as a clock face or intersecting pentagons

Question 14

what would be a way to test abstract thought?

Answer 14

use a proverb or ask to explain differences between objects

Question 15

what is a normal score on the MMSE?

Answer 15

25-30

Question 16

what is a significant impairment score on the MMSE?

Answer 16

0-9