PERPDENT Flashcards
THE FOUR BODILY HUMORS:
AIR - BLOOD
WATER - PHLEGM
FIRE - YELLOW BILE
EARTH - BLACK BILE
-BECAMES THE FIRST FOUNDATION OF
HEMEOSTASIS. IN GREEK MEDICINE
ARISTOTLE
He also stated that diseases/ illness
are caused by imbalance in humors.
ARISTOTLE
THESE EARLY GRECIAN INTELLECTUALS WERE THE MOLD OF THE
MODERN PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS AND ARE CONSIDERED BY MOST
SCIENTISTS TODAY TO BE THEIR PROGENITORS.
HEALERS AND PHYSICIANS
Describes himself as a
midwife which assists in
other giving birth to their
ideas.
SOCRATES
This method of
questiong drawsout
an individual’s
unexamined
assumptions which
eleminates biases.
SOCRATIC METHOD
This method is then
applied to clinical
medicine during
renaissance period.
SOCRATIC METHOD
PAIN ASSESSMENT
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Site
Onset
Characteristic
Radiation
Associations
Time course
Exacerbations/relieving factors
Severity
Where can you feel the pain?
SITE
When did the pain start? Is it sudden or gradual?
ONSET
What is the like? Dull ache, Stabbing or throbbing?
Characteristic
Does the pain radiate anywhere?
RADIATION
Any other pain symptoms associated with the pain
ASSOCIATION
Does the pain follows any patterns? Morning or
Night time?
TIME COURSE
Does anything change the pain?
Analgesics or any medications? Cold or Hot compress?
EXCACERBATIONS/RELIEVING FACTORS