welcome and patient history Flashcards
emphysema or chronic bronchitis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
subjective
feeling, comes from the patient
chronic
long-standing, not of direct concern
history of present illness
HPI
heart failure
congestive heart failure (CHF)
patient says: pneumonia
scribe writes: pneumonia
kidney infection
pyelonephritis
enlarged prostate
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
high cholesterol
hyperlipidemia
heart disease
coronary artery disease (CAD)
blood clot in lung
pulmonary embolism (PE)
stroke
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
tonsils removed
tonsillectomy
ear tubes
pressure equalizer (P.E.) tubes
part of my colon removed
partial colectomy
the physiological process causing the symptoms
pathophysiology
the main reason for the patient’s outpatient visit
chief complaint
electronic medical record/electronic health record
EMR/EHR
factual finding from the provider, comes from the physician
objective
patient’s feeling of discomfort
pain
doctor’s finding of reproducible pain
tenderness
new onset, likely concerning
acute
what is the order of emergency department flow?
check in & triage, history & physical, differential diagnosis, orders & treatment, medical decision making, disposition
review of systems
ROS
what makes up past history?
past medical history, past surgical history, family history, social history
DDx
differential diagnosis; a variety diagnostic possibilities are being considered to diagnose the disease presented
combination of tests to rule out diseases, as well as medications and procedures to treat the symptoms and/or disease
orders and treatment
medical decision making
MDM