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Module 3 Flashcards

1
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Steps of patient assessment

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Assessing the environment
Chief complaint
Life threatening problems
Medical history
Physical examination

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2
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Exam techniques

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Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation

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3
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Inspection

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Looking at the patient
Either in general or at a specific area

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4
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Palpation

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Physical touching for the purpose of obtaining information
Tenderness deformity, crepitance, mass effect, pulse quality, and abnormal organ enlargement

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5
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Percussion

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Gently striking the surface of the body
Detects changes in the densities of the underlying structures

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6
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Auscultation

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Listening with stethoscope

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7
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Vitals needed to be taken

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Heart rate
Blood pressure
Respiratory rate
SPO2
Temperature
Blood glucose

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8
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What is blood pressure

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Measurement of the force exerted against the walls of the blood vessels

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9
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Places to find pulse

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Radial, brachial, femoral, carotid

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10
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What does pulse oximetry measure

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The percentage of hemoglobin saturation

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11
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Signs of significant distress

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Altered mental status
Anxiousness
Laboured breathing
Difficulty breathing
Diaphoresis
Obvious pain
Obvious deformity
Guarding or splinting of a painful area

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12
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Alert and oriented X4 means

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Alert to person, place, time, event

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13
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9 abdominopelvic regions

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Right hypochondrial region
Epigastric region
Left hypochondrial region
Right lumbar region
Umbilical region
Left lumbar region
Right iliac region
Hypogastric region
Left iliac region

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14
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Guarding

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Contraction of abdominal muscles
Referred to as abdominal rigidity

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15
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5 Ps of acute arterial insufficiency

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Pain
Pallor
Parasthesias/paresis
Poikilothermia
Pulselessness

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16
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Cranial nerve - 1

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Name - olfactory
Sensory
Function - smell

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17
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Cranial nerve - 2

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Name - optic
Sensory
Function - light perception and vision

18
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Cranial nerve - 3

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Name - Oculomotor
Motor
Function - pupil constriction, eye movements

19
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Cranial nerve - 4

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Name - trochlear
Motor
Function - eye movements

20
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Cranial nerve - 5

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Name - trigeminal
Motor and sensory
Functions - motor:chewing
Sensory:face, sinuses, teeth

21
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Cranial nerves - 6

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Name - abducens
Motor
Function - eye movements

22
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Cranial nerve - 7

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Name - facial
Motor
Functions - facial movements

23
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Cranial nerves - 8

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Name - Vestibulocochlear
Sensory
Functions - hearing, balance perception

24
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Cranial nerve - 9

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Name - glossopharyngeal
Motor and sensory
Functions - motor:throat and swallowing, gland secretion
Sensory: tongue, throat, ear

25
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Cranial nerve - 10

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Name - vagus
Motor and sensory
Functions - heart, lungs, palate, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, GI tract, external ear

26
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Cranial nerve - 11

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Name - spinal accessory
Motor
Functions - shoulder and neck movements

27
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Cranial nerve - 12

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Name - hypoglossal
Motor
Functions - tongue, throat, and neck movements

28
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Initial assessment includes

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LOC
ABC
Deadly wet check
Decision
Delegate

29
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Glasgow coma scale - eye opening

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Spontaneous - 4
To verbal - 3
To pain - 2
No response - 1

30
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Glasgow coma scale - best verbal response

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Oriented conversation - 5
Confused - 4
Inappropriate words - 3
Sounds - 2
No response - 1

31
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Glasgow coma scale - motor response

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Obeys commands - 6
Localizes pain - 5
Withdrawals from pain - 4
Flexion - 3
Extension - 2
No response - 1

32
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Minute volume

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Amount of air actually moved into and out of the lungs each minute
Resp rate X tidal volume

33
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Red skin colour possible cause

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Fever
Hypertension
Superficial burns
Allergic reactions
Alcohol intake
Carbon monoxide poisoning - late signs

34
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White(pallor) skin colour possible cause

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Excessive blood loss
Anaphylaxis
Hypoglycemia
Anxiety

35
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Blue (cyanosis) skin colour possible causes

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Hypoxemia
Oxygen desaturation

36
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Mottled skin colour possible cause

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Cardiovascular dysfunction
Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

37
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Jaundice skin colour possible cause

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Liver disease

38
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Skin condition possible cause - hot, dry

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Excessive body heat

39
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Skin conditions possible cause - hot, wet

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Reaction to increased internal or external temperature

40
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Skin condition possible cause - cool,dry

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Exposure to cold

41
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Skin condition possible causes - cool, wet

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Shock

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