CCBMA Clinical Exam- Assisting the Physician/ Patient History

CCBMA Clinical Exam- Assisting the Physician/ Patient
History
pulse located at the elbow
brachial
pulse located on the knee
popliteal
Pulse located at the thumb side of wrist
radial
pulse located at the side of the neck
carotid
pulse located in the middle of the groin
femoral
The highest reading of blood pressure
systolic
Blood pressure measured while patient is lying, sitting, and standing
orthostatic
an instrument used to test reflexes is
percussion hammer
an instrument used to open a body orifice for viewing is
speculum
an instrument used to examine the eye is
ophthalmoscope
An instrument used to examine the ear
otoscope
Instruments used to examine the rectum and colon
Sigmoidoscope
irregular heart rhythm
arrhythmia
rapid pulse
tachycardia
having no symptoms
asymptomatic
slow pulse
bradycardia
The artery normally used for taking a pulse
radial
marital status
social history
Patients own words
chief complaint
family history
subjective