Midterm review Flashcards
FIFE Model
Feelings
Ideas
Function
Expectations
Used to assess the patient’s experience of their illness
CAGE questionnaire screens for what?
Alcohol misuse
BMI Scale
Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5–24.9
Overweight 25.0–29.9
Obesity I 30.0–34.9
Obesity II 35.0–39.9
Extreme obesity ≥40
5 A’s Model
Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
Validity
Does the test measure what it is supposed to measure?
Sensitivity
probability that a person with the disease has a positive test (true positive rate)
* Negative result from a test with high sensitivity usually excludes disease
Specificity
probability that a non-diseased person has a negative test
- Positive result from a test with high specificity usually indicates disease
Positive predictive value
probability that a person with a positive test has the disease
Negative predictive value
probability that a person with a negative test does not have the disease
Intra-observer reliability
the degree to which measurements taken by the same observer are consistent,
What is the difference in blood pressure between arms that is a normal range?
Within 10mmHg
Masked hypertension
Normal BP in the clinic or office, but elevated level at home
Hallucinations can occur with which conditions?
- dementia
- PTSD
- delirium
- Schizophrenia
Seborrheic keratoses
They are benign skin lesions and often do not require treatment
actinic keratosis
A rough, scaly white patch on the skin that develops from years of sun exposure. It’s often found on the face, lips, ears, forearms, scalp, neck or back of the hands. Can become cancerous, usually removed as a precaution.
What is the USPSTF recommendation for skin cancer screening?
recommends against routine screening for skin cancer due to lack of evidence for this intervention across
the general population.
S/S of kawasaki’s disease
- rash
- decreased appetite
- fatigue
- low-grade fevers
- strawberry tongue
- erythema of the palms and soles
are noted. - Nonpainful peeling of the skin of the child’s fingertips is noted
Alopecia areata - symptoms
Patchy hair loss without associated skin changes
What is pectus excavatum?
Depression on the lower part of the sternum
Bronchophony
An atypical increase in the intensity and clarity of the individual’s spoken voice heard when auscultating the lungs with a stethoscope
Egophony
increased resonance of voice sounds heard when auscultating the lungs. When spoken voices are auscultated over the chest, a nasal quality is imparted to the sound which resembles the bleating of a goat.
Whispered pectoriloquy
an increased loudness of whispering noted during auscultation with a stethoscope on the lung fields on a patient’s torso
Tactile fremitus
palpation of the chest wall to detect changes in the intensity of vibrations created with certain spoken words in a constant tone and voice indicating underlying lung pathology
Constitutional symptoms
- fatigue
- weakness
- fever/chills
- night sweats
- weight loss/gain
- pain
