Lectures Flashcards
The main reason for the patient’s ED visit
Chief Complaint
The physician’s thought process
Medical Decision Making
Normal, nothing of concern
Benign
The doctor’s judgment of discomfort
Distress
The state of having a fever, concerning for infection
Febrile
New onset, likely concerning
Acute
Long-standing, not of direct concern
Chronic
An individual’s normal state of being
Baseline
Listening with a stethoscope
Auscultation
The act of pressing on an area (by the doctor)
Palpation
Admitted to the hospital overnight
Inpatient
Seen and sent home the same day
Outpatient
Subjective vs. Objective
Feeling vs. Fact
Chief Complaint
The main reason for the patient’s ED visit
Medical Decision Making
The physician’s thought process
Pain vs. Tenderness
Patient’s feeling vs. Physician’s assessment
Benign
Normal, nothing of concern
Distress
The doctor’s judgment of discomfort
Acute
New onset, likely concerning
Chronic
Long-standing, not of direct concern
Baseline
An individual’s normal state of being
Auscultation
Listening with a stethoscope
Palpation
The act of pressing on an area (by the doctor)
Inpatient
Admitted to the hospital overnight
Outpatient
Seen and sent home the same day
5 vital signs
HR, BP, RR, T, SaO2
HPI
History of Present Illness
ROS
Review of Systems
H&P
History and Physical
Hx
Past History
PMHx
Past Medical History
PSHx
Past Surgical History
FHx
Family History
SHx
Social History
2 Parts of Subjective Exam
HPI, ROS
MDM
Medical Decision Making
DDx
Differential Diagnoses
2 Parts of Objective Exam
PE, ED Course
6 parts of template
HPI, ROS, Hx, PE, ED Course, Dx/Dispo
Name of hospital documentation system
Cerner
“High blood pressure”
Hypertension (HTN)
“High cholesterol”
Hyperlipidemia (HLD)
“Thyroid problem”
Hypothyroidism (or Hyper)
“Diabetes”
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
“Take pills for my diabetes”
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
“Take shots for my diabetes”
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
“Heart disease”
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
“Heart attack”
Myocardial Infarction (MI) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
“Heart failure”
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
“Irregular heartbeat”
Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib)
“Murmur”
Heart murmur
“Episodes of abnormally fast/racing heartbeat”
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
“Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis”
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
“Blood clot in lung”
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
“Reflux”
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
“Ulcer” (2)
Gastric Ulcer, Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
“Krones/UC”
Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
“Bladder infection”
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
“Kidney infection”
Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)
“Kidney stones”
Renal calculi
“I’m on dialysis” (2)
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on dialysis
“Enlarged prostate”
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)
GPA: G?
G = total number of times pt has been pregnant
GPA: P?
P = Number of live births (viable children)
GPA: A?
A = number of miscarriages or elective abortions
“Stroke”
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
“Mini-stroke”
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
“See-jzers” (2)
Seizure disorder, Epilepsy
“Brain bleed”
Hemorrhagic CVA
“Bipolar”
Bipolar disorder
“Skit-zoe-fren-ee-uh”
Schizophrenia
“I drink a lot” (2)
EtOH abuse, Alcoholism
“I do drugs”
Substance Abuse
“Blood clot in my leg”
Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
“Bulge in my aorta”
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
“Bad blood flow to my legs”
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
“Numbness in my legs”
Peripheral Neuropathy
“Low back pain”
Chronic Low Back Pain
“Bulging/Herniated disc”
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
“Arthritis” (2)
Osteoarthritis (OA), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
“Joint pain (chronic)”
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
“Weak/fragile bones”
Osteoporosis
“Spread to my…”
With metastases to the…
“Chemo”
Chemotherapy
“Radiation”
Radiation therapy
“They cut it out”
s/p surgical resection
“It’s (the cancer) gone”
In remission
“Tonsils” removed”
Tonsillectomy
“Adenoids removed”
Adenoidectomy
“Ear tubes”
Pressure Equalizer (P.E.) Tubes
“Heart bypass”
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), PMHx CAD
“Stents”
Coronary Stents, PMHx CAD
“Heart Cath”
Cardiac catheterization
“Balloon”
Angioplasty, PMHx CAD
“Valve surgery”
Valve repair/replacement (Bovine vs. Mechanical)
“Pacer”
Pacemaker
“Defibrillator”
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD)
“Surgery for Afib”
Afib s/p cardiac ablation
“Breast removal”
Mastectomy
“Hole in my neck”
Tracheostomy
“Part of my lung removed”
Partial lobectomy
“Appendix removed”
Appendectomy
“Gallbladder removed”
Cholecystectomy
“Hernia repair”
Herniorrhaphy
“Part of my colon removed”
Partial colectomy
“Bag to collect stool”
Colostomy
“Spleen removed”
Splenectomy
“Stomach stapled”
Gastric bypass
“Exploratory”
Exploratory Laproscopy
“Kidney removed”
Nephrectromy
“Uterus removed”
Hysterectomy (partial vs. total)
“Ovary removed”
Oophorectomy
“Ovary and fallopian tubes removed”
Salpingo-oophorectomy
“Tubes tied” (female)
Tubal ligation
“Tubes tied” (male)
Vasectomy
“C-Section”
Caesarean Section
“Prostate removed”
Prostatectomy (often Trans-Urethral Removal of the Prostate, or TURP)
“Uterine product removed”
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
“Neck artery cleaned”
Carotid Endarterectomy
“Brain surgery”
Craniotomy (brain bleed vs. brain CA)
“Shunt”
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt
“Dialysis fistula”
AV (arteriovenous) Fistula
“Dialysis graft”
AV (arteriovenous) Graft
“PICC Line”
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)
“Port” (2)
Port-a-cath or Medi-port
“Clot filter (lower abdomen)”
IVC (inferior vena cava) Filter
“Clot filter (leg)”
Greenfield Filter
“Leg amputated” (2)
Above Knee Amputation (AKA), Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
“Joint repair”
Arthroplasty
“Metal plates/pins”
Hardware
“Neck fused”
Cervical spinal fusion
“Back fused”
Lumbar spinal fusion
“Hip surgery”
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF)
HTN
Hypertension
HLD
Hyperlipidemia
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
NIDDM
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
MI
Myocardial Infarction
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
A-Fib
Atrial Fibrillation
SVT
Supraventricular Tachycardia
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
PE
Pulmonary Embolism
PNA
Pneumonia
GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
PUD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
Pyelo
Pyelonephritis
CRF
Chronic Renal Failure
ESRD
End Stage Renal Disease
BPH
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
“Skit-zoe-fren-ee-uh”
Schizophrenia
DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
DDD
Degenerative Disc Disease
OA
Osteoarthritis
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
DJD
Degeneratie Joint Disease
“Ton-sals”
Tonsils
“Add-uh-noids”
Adenoids
P.E. Tubes
Pressure Equalizer Tubes
Trach
Tracheostomy
“Uh-pin-dics”
Appendix
ExLap
Exploratory Laproscopy
TURP
Trans-Urethral Removal of the Prostate
D&C
Dilation and Curettage
VP
Ventriculoperitoneal
AV
Arteriovenous
PICC
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
IVC
Inferior Vena Cava
AKA
Above Knee Amputation
BKA
Below Knee Amputation
ORIF
Open Reduction with Internal Fixation
Diagnosed by: MI (STEMI)
EKG
Diagnosed by: MI (non-STEMI)
elevated Troponin
Diagnosed by: AFIB
EKG
Diagnosed by: CHF
CXR, elevated BNP
Diagnosed by: CAD
Positive cardiac catheterization (not in ED)
Diagnosed by: Angina
Exertional CP with Hx of CAD
Diagnosed by: PE
CTA Chest
Diagnosed by: PTX
CXR
Diagnosed by: PNA
CXR
Diagnosed by: COPD
CXR with Hx of Smoking
Diagnosed by: Asthma/Reactive Airway Disease (RAD)
Clinically
Diagnosed by: Ischemic CVA
Clinically
Diagnosed by: Hemorrhagic CVA (“brain bleed”)
CT Head, LP
Diagnosed by: TIA
Clinically
Diagnosed by: Meningitis
LP
Diagnosed by: Spinal Cord Injury
CT Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar Spine
Cervical Spine
Neck
Thoracic Spine
Upper back
Lumbar Spine
Lower back
Diagnosed by: Bells Palsy
Clinically
Medical term for HA
Cephalgia
Condition when eye makes repetitive, uncontrolled eye movements
Nystagmus
Associated Diseases: Epigastric
GERD, MI
Associated Diseases: RUQ
Cholecystitis
Associated Diseases: LUQ
Pancreatitis
Associated Diseases: Periumbillical
SBO
Associated Diseases: RLQ
Appendicitis
Associated Diseases: LLQ
Diverticulitis
Associated Diseases: Suprapubic
Ovarian Torsion, Ovarian Cyst, UTI
Associated Diseases: Flanks
Pyelonephritis, Renal Calculi
Abdominal Region: Appendicitis
RLQ
Abdominal Region: SBO
Periumbillical
Abdominal Region: Cholecystitis
RUQ
Abdominal Region: GI Bleed
Any
Abdominal Region: Diverticulitis
LLQ
Abdominal Region: Pancreatitis (2)
Epigastric, LUQ
Abdominal Region: GERD
Epigastric
Diagnosed by: Appendicitis
CT A/P with PO
Diagnosed by: SBO (2)
CT A/P with PO, Acute Abdominal Series (AAS)
Diagnosed by: Cholecystitis
US RUQ
Diagnosed by: GI Bleed
Guaiac (Heme) Positive
Diagnosed by: Diverticulitis
CT A/P with PO
Diagnosed by: Pancreatitis
Elevated Lipase
Diagnosed by: GERD
Endoscopy (not in ED)
Diagnosed by: UTI
Urinalysis (WBC, Nitrite, or Bacteria)
Diagnosed by: Pyelo (2)
CT A/P, UTI with CVA tenderness on exam
Diagnosed by: Kidney Stone (and clue)
CT A/P, RBC in UA may be a clue