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PARAMED. CH 13 Pt Assessment Flashcards

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Field Impression

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Based on patient history and chief complaint.

What you THINK is the problem.

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Scene Size Up

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Evaluate the overall safety and stability of emergency scene

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Access and Egress

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Enter and exit. Consider a ‘snatch and grab’ by doing absolute least to secure patient.

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Methemphetamines

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Growing numbers of abuse. Can become violent. Talk a lot.

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MOI

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Mechanism of Injury - way in which trauma occurs

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NOI

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Nature of Illness - general type of illness a patient is experiencing

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Multiple Patients same symptoms

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Food poisoning or Carbon Monoxide posioning

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Primary Assessment

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Most time intensive portion of Assessment. Focus on and manages life threats in 60-90 seconds. (ABC’s)

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General Impression

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Based almost solely on patient presentation and chief complaint

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Observations of patient

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Made in conscious objective and systematic manner

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Mental Status

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AVPU Alert Verbal Pain Unresponsive

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Skin Color Red

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Fever, Hypertension, Allergic Reactions, and CO Posioning

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Skin Color White

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Hypovolemic and Fright

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Skin Color Blue

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Hypoxemia

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Skin Color Mottled

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Shock

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Vessels Dialate

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Skin becomes warm and pink.

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Vessels Constrict

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Skin becomes pallor or white

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Dryness or moisture of skin

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Determines by sympathetic nervous system

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Skin hot, dry

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Excessive heat (heat stroke)

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Skin hot, wet

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Increased internal temperature

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Skin cool, dry

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Exposure to cold

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Skin cool, wet

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Shock

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Rapid Exam

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Quick thorough palpating of body in 60-90 seconds

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High Priority Patients

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Poor general impression, unresponsive, altered, impaired breathing, hypoperfusion, childbirth, chest pain with systolic less than 100, uncontrolled bleeding, severe pain, multiple injuries

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Patient Hx

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Gain info. About pt and learn events surrounding incident

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Chief Complaint

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Why someone called 911 today

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Hx of Present Illness

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OPQRST and SAMPLE

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Signs and Symptoms

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What happened and when

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Past Medical Hx

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Learn about pt’s pertinent or chronic underlying medical conditions

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Pertinent Negatives

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A lack of certain signs and symptoms ( nausea vomiting LOC SOB chest pain diarrhea )

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Diplopia

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Blurred Vision

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Tinnitus

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Ringing in ears

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Rhinnorhea

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Runny nose

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Polydipsia

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Excessive Thirst

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Polyphagia

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Excessive Hunger

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Coughing

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Color or phlegm being produced

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Cardiac

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Questions towards heart and vessels, orthopnea, edema and past cardiac hx

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Hematology

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Hx of blood (anemia, bruising)

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Lymph Nodes

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Swell due to infections with release of WBC’s

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Hematemesis

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Blood in vomit

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GI/GU

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Ask about… appetite, digestion, bowel movements, food allergies, diarrhea, bowel regularity, changes in stool ( size shape smell Color), flatulence, jaundice and past GI Hx

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Nocturia

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Night pee

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Hematuria

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Blood in urine

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Neurologic

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Ask about… Hx seizures or syncope, loss of sensation, weakness in extremities, paralysis loss of coordination or memory, muscle twitches or tremors, facial assymetry

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Differential Diagnosis

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Working hypothesis of nature of the problem

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Facilitation

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Use techniques to make patient feel open

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49
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Reflection

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Pausing to cinsider something significant told

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50
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Clarification

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Asking about more hx when something is unclear or vague

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Confrontation

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Make pt aware that something is not consistent with their behavior

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Interpretation

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Inferring cause of pts distress then asking pt if inference is correct

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Neonates

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Ask about congenital anomalies, feeding issues, jaundice, Illness or developmental landmarks

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Secondary Assessment

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Objective information is obtained

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Blood Pressure

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Force exerted on walls of vessels. Product of cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance

56
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Systolic

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Created by LV when contracting

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Diastolic

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Residual pressure in system when LV is at rest

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Low Diastolic

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Means less myocardial perfusion

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Temperature

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Beware of extrinsic factors that could alter readings. Earwax.

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Pulse Oximetery

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Measures amount of oxygen attached to h Hemoglobin in the blood

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Full Body Exam

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Head-to-toe Exam that includes both looking and palpating

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Focused Exam

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Performed on no significant MOI or responsive medical patients

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A&O

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Person place day and event,

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GCS

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Eye, Verbal, Motor,

65
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Chest pain

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Evaluate…. skin, pulse, blood pressure, trauma, assess Jvd, listen to breath sounds, assess pedal edema

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Abdominal pain

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Evaluate… skin, pulse, bp, look trauma, palpate

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SOB

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Evaluate… skin, pulse, bp, rate and depth of breathing, assess airway obstruction, listen to breath sounds, assess hypoxemia, assess pedal edema

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Dizziness

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Evaluate… skin, pulse, bp, adequacy of respirations, LOC, check head for signs of stroke, facial droop, slurred speech, one sided weakness. Hx inner ear problems

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GCS Eye Opening

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Spontaneous = 4 Verbal = 3 Pain = 2 None = 1

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GCS Verbal Response

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Oriented = 5 Confused Convo = 4 Speak Nonsense = 3 Mumbles = 2 None = 1

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GCS Motor Response

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Follows = 6 Localizes = 5 Withdraws = 4 Decorticate = 3 Deceberate = 2 None = 1

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Skin in cold environment

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Shunts blood away from skin by vasoconstriction

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Skin in hot environment

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Radiates heat from the body by dialate vessels and bringing closer to the surface of skin

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Skin layers

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2 layers - Dermis and Epidermis

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Turgor

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Pulling skin to see withdrawal. In older patients use skin in the chest

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Pallor

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Present when RBC perfusion to capillary beds of skin is poor (lips or conjunctiva)

77
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Cyanosis

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Observed best in face, lips, eyes, nails

78
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Edchymosis

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Localized bruising or blood collection under skin

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Nail Beau Line

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Transverse depressions - severe infection

80
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Nail Clubbing

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COPD

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Nail Psoriasis

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Discoloration and pitting - autoimmune disease

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Visual Acuity

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Check each eye in isloation

83
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Battle Sign

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Discoloration and tenderness of mastoid process

84
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Adventitious Breath sounds

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Pathological breath sounds

85
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Wheezing

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High pitched whistling sound. If unilateral aspirated foreign body is suspected. If bilateral, suspect asthma.

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Rales

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Wet breath sounds indicate cardiac failure or infection. (Crackles)

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Rhonchi

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Congested breath sounds. Low pitch and rattling quality. Indicates fluid in larger airways. Also may indicate aspiration of fluid.

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Stridor

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Crowing sound often heard without stethoscope. Narrowing, swelling, or obstruction of upper airway. Indicates epiglotittis, croup, inhalation burns, partial foreign body obstruction.

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Splitting

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Hearts creates two different sounds when beating

90
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S1

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“Lub” closure of mitral and tricuspid valves at start of systole.

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S2

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“Dub” closure of aortic and pulmonary valve at end of systole

92
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S3

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Abnormally increasing filling pressures in the atria secondary to moderate to severe heart failure

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S4

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“Gallop” rhythm, moderately pitched sound occurs before S1. Indicates decreased stretching compliance of the LV or increased pressure in the atria

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Korotkoff Sounds

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Related to pts bp. Only can hear first and fifth sounds

95
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Bruit

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Abnormal whoosh that indicates turbulent blood flow moving through narrow artery

96
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Murmur

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Abnormal whoosh like sound heard over heart that indicates turbulent blood flow around cardiac valve

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LUQ Pain

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Ruptured spleen and/or sickle cell crisis and mononucelosis

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LLQ Pain

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Especially w, hx of vomiting, constipation, nausea, and fever => diverticulitis

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LRQ Pain

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Appendicitis

100
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Generalized abdominal pain in Women

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Ectopic pregnancy, ruptured ovarian cyst

101
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Orthostatic vitals

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tilt test or standing. Volume depleted pt’s cant move fluid to core with normal sympathetic response. Decrease up to 20mmHg and increase in pulse by 20 beats per minute

102
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Ascites

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Collection of fluid within abdominal cavity. Typically seen with liver disease

103
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Pathologic Fracture

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Normals forces break bone

104
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Physiologic Fracture

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Abnormal forces break bones (MVA)

105
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Lordosis

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Inward curve of back

106
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Kyphosis

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Outward curve of back

107
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Scoliosis

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Abnormal wave of back

108
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Primitive Reflexes

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Babinski, grasping and sucking signs. Indicates separation of cerebral cortex and brainstem

109
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Cranial Nerve One - Olfactory is

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Smell

110
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Cranial Nerve Two - Optic is

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Sight

111
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Cranial Nerve Three - Oculomotor is

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Pupil constriction

112
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Cranial Nerve Four - Trochlear is

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Eye movements

113
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Cranial Nerve Five - Trigeminal is

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Chewing. Face, sinuses, teeth.

114
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Cranial Nerve Six - Abducens is

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Eye Movements

115
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Cranial Neve Seven - Facial is

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Facial Movements

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Cranial Nerve Eight - Vestibulocochlear is

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Hearing and Balance

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Cranial Nerve Nine - Glossopharyngeal is

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Tongue, Throat and Ear.

118
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Cranial Nerve Ten - Vagus is

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Everything

119
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Cranial Nerve Eleven - Accessory is

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Shoulder and Neck movements

120
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Cranial Nerve Twelve - Hypoglossal is

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Tongue, Throat and Neck movements

121
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Proprioreception

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Understanding and interpretation of an extremity and is part of cerebellum.

122
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Delirium

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Actually Sudden Change in menta status.

123
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Dementia

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Disease ridden

124
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Parasthesias

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Tingling or sensory changes. Indicates spinal lesion.

125
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Dermatones

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Distinct areas of skin where sensations correspond to nerves

126
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Becks Triad

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Narrowed pulse pressure, muffled heart tones, and JVD associated with cardiac tamponade

127
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Cushings Triad

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Slowing pulse, rising BP, abnormal respirations indicates head trauma

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