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Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________ ___________.
Choose matching term
1 Emergency Protocols 2 Vital Signs
3 Patient History Records 4 Physical Examination Findings
Don't know?
The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's
Chief complaint CC response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or
"What happened?"
Explains the chief complaint. A chronological
History of present illness description of the development of the patient's
HPI present illness from the first sign or symptom or from
the previous encounter to the present.
, Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure
Vital Signs
are all ___________ ___________.
Normal oral temperature 97.6F - 99.6F
Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or
intermittent fever
subnormal body temperatures.
fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but
Remittent fever
never falls to the normal level.
A fever that remains constant above the baseline,
Continuous fever
does not fluctuate.
60-100 BPM Normal pulse rate
Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when
Respirations
measuring what?
Systole contraction of the heart
Diastole relaxation of the heart
Measurement of height, (length rather than height is
Anthropometric used in infants because they cannot stand.), weight,
measurements BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of
body fat.
General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits,
Inspection
symmetry, pasture and gait, speech.
palpation to examine by touch
physical examination method of tapping over the
body to elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the
Percussion
size, border, or fluid content of a cavity such as the
chest.
the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as
Ausculation the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and
treatment.
a government agency in the Department of Labor to
OSHA
maintain a safe and healthy work environment
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Stretch your brain before your first study session
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Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________ ___________.
Choose matching term
1 Emergency Protocols 2 Vital Signs
3 Patient History Records 4 Physical Examination Findings
Don't know?
The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's
Chief complaint CC response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or
"What happened?"
Explains the chief complaint. A chronological
History of present illness description of the development of the patient's
HPI present illness from the first sign or symptom or from
the previous encounter to the present.
, Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure
Vital Signs
are all ___________ ___________.
Normal oral temperature 97.6F - 99.6F
Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or
intermittent fever
subnormal body temperatures.
fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but
Remittent fever
never falls to the normal level.
A fever that remains constant above the baseline,
Continuous fever
does not fluctuate.
60-100 BPM Normal pulse rate
Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when
Respirations
measuring what?
Systole contraction of the heart
Diastole relaxation of the heart
Measurement of height, (length rather than height is
Anthropometric used in infants because they cannot stand.), weight,
measurements BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of
body fat.
General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits,
Inspection
symmetry, pasture and gait, speech.
palpation to examine by touch
physical examination method of tapping over the
body to elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the
Percussion
size, border, or fluid content of a cavity such as the
chest.
the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as
Ausculation the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and
treatment.
a government agency in the Department of Labor to
OSHA
maintain a safe and healthy work environment
