QUIZ 10: 05/01/2023 Flashcards

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CREPITATION

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THE GRATING SOUND OR FELLING OF BROKEN BONES RUBBING TOGETHER

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TRENDING

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CHANGES IN A PATIENTS CONDITION OVER TIME, SUCH AS SLOWING RESPIRATIONS OR RISING PULSE RATE, THAT MAY SHOW IMPROVEMENT

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PARADOXICAL MOTION

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MOVEMENT OF A PART OF THE CHEST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE REST OF THE CHEST DURING RESPIRATION

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SYMPTOM

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SOMETHING REGARDING THE PATIENTS CONDITION THAT THE PATIENTS TELLS YOU

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JUGULAR VEIN DISTENTION (JVD)

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BULGING OF THE NECK VEINS

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PRIAPISM

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PERSISTENT ERECTION OF THE PENIS THAT MAY RESULT FROM SPINAL INJURY AND SOME MEDICAL PROBLEMS

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OPQRST (WHAT DOES EACH LETTER STAND FOR)

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A MEMORY AID IN WHICH THE LETTERS STAND FOR QUESTIONS ASKED TO GET A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS: ONSET, PROVOCATION, QUALITY, REGION/RADIATION, SEVERITY, TIME.

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SAMPLE (WHAT DOES EACH LETTER STAND FOR

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A MEMORY AID IN WHICH THE LETTERS STAND FOR ELEMENTS OF THE PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, ALERGIES, MEDICATIONS, PERTINENT PAST HISTORY, LAST ORAL INTAKE, EVENTS LEADING TO THE INJURY OR ILLNESS.

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DISTENTION

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A CONDITON OF BEING STRETCHED, INFLATED, OR LARGER THAN NORMAL.

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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

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A LIST OF POTENTIAL DIAGNOSES COMPILED RARLY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT.

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