Medical Issues Ch. 2 Flashcards
1
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orthopedic exam vs. general medical exam
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orthopedic: focal
general: comprehensive
2
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components of a medical history
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patient's age and gender patient's chief complaint past medical history current health status family history ROS
3
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questions under chief complaint
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what hurts where duration quality of pain has it happened before severity what alleviates/aggravates any treatment frequency
4
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questions under past medical history
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previous illness
surgeries
hospitalizations
allergies
5
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questions under current health status
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diet sleep habits exercise medications alcohol/tobacco/drug use sexually active
6
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questions under family history
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hypertension heart disease diabetes cancer stroke kidney disease mental illness -addiction
7
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what is an ROS
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overview of systems of the body
8
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body language when taking a history
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open and relaxed
eye contact
9
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history taking efficiency
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select questions that are pertinent
write down positives more than negative
10
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positive answer follow-up quenstions
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family hx - who
