Week 1 (intro) Flashcards
What is Pathology?
The study of disease/injury/impairments to the function of the body
What is Health?
The absence of disease.
Homeostasis/balance
Why study pathology? (5 answers)
- Board exam prep
- Safety as an LMT
- Prognosis (know how their progress should go)
- Ability to speak w other professionals
- Know when to refer client
Etiology
The origin or cause of a disease/injury
Symptoms
Physical or mental evidence. What the patient tells you.
Signs
What you observe.
Ex: Postural evaluation. A limp. Swelling. Lumps
Diagnosis
Process of determining a specific disease or injury
Treatment
Intervention used to manage, resolve, or reduce the illness/injury
Scope of Practice
Legal. What a provider may or may not do professionally. By state law.
LMTs may not diagnose. They may, however: (3 things)
- Assess
- Provide treatment
- Make referrals
Why document? (4 answers)
- For your records of HEALTH HISTORY
- For insurance claims (paid in 15 min increments)
- Malpractice protection
- Info about client
SOAP Notes.
SUBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
ACTION/APPLICATION
PLAN/PROGRESS
SUBJECTIVE
What the client tells you is happening.
EX: Headache. Painful scalenes
OBJECTIVE
What you observe (signs). Ex: Hypertension of scalenes
ACTION/APLICATION
What you did. Muscles worked. What happened in the session. Before and After treatment.
Ex: Scalenes were 9/10, after they were 3/10
PLAN/PROGRESS
Short/long term goals. Referrals. Self-care homework.
CARE notes
CONDTION (Subjective and Objective)
ACTION (What you did, length of session)
RESPONSE (Client’s sub + obj response)
EVALUATION (plan, treatment, LMT’s eval of session)
Assessment. LOPQRST
LOCATION (where it hurts)
ONSET (when and how)
PALLIATIVE/Provocative (what makes worse/better)
QUALITY of pain (burning, throbbing, deep…)
REFER/Radiate (no connection vs follows nerve)
SEVERITY (scale of 1-10)
TIME (how much of day, time of day)
Assessment LOPQRST
Location
Onset
Palliative/Provocative
Quality
Refer/Radiate
Severity
Time
Qualities of Pain. Throbbing
Vascular (blood vessels) (cardiovascular system)
Qualities of Pain. Boring pain
Bone
Qualities of Pain. Grawing, burning, itching
Organs
Qualities of Pain. Sharp, stinging, electric, burning
Nerve
Qualities of Pain. Intractable.
Cancer. Obstructed duct. Chronic pain
