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Medical history
A record of a person’s health
Chief complaint
The patient’s primary problem that led the patient to seek medical attention
Physical signs
Something found during a physical exam that shows a person may have a condition or disease - observable signs
Symptoms
Feelings or sensations a person has that lead them to believe they have a certain condition, confirmed by physician
Diagnosis
Identification of an illness or condition through analysis of signs and symptoms
Stethoscope
Listens to lungs and heart
Scale
Measures weight
Sphynomonometer
Measures blood pressure
Tape measure
Measures height
Pulse oximeter
Measures blood oxygen saturation
Thermometer
Measures temperature
Fingers
Can be used to take pulse (bpm)
Calculator
Used to find BMI
Timer
Can be used to measure heart rate and respiratory rate
Complete blood count
Test done that checks for healthy amounts of WBC, RBC, HgB, HCT, and platelets
Hemoglobin
The protein in red blood cells that holds oxygen
Hematocrit
Proportion of RBCs to plasma
Normal range of platelets
150,000-450,000 per microliter
Meaning of low level of white blood cells
Viral infection is preventing bone marrow from making new ones
Meaning of high level of white blood cells
Reaction to medicine, infection, or inflammation
Meaning of low level of red blood cells
Vitamin B6, B12 deficiency, amenia, low iron levels, organ issues
Meaning of high level of red blood cells
Limited oxygen supply due to heart or other condition that triggers need for extra
Meaning of low hemoglobin level
Shortage of iron or blood loss, blood disorder
Meaning of high hemoglobin level
Occurs when your body needs more oxygen, for example smoking or living at a high altitude
Meaning of low hematocrit
Large number of wbcs, insufficient supply of red blood cells
Meaning of high hematocrit
Dehydration, heart condition causing too many blood cells
Meaning of low platelets
Medication side effects, pregnancy, some types of anemia
Meaning of high platelets
Lung, ovarian, gastrointestinal or breast cancer
White blood cells/leukocytes
Cells that fight infections
Red blood cells/erythrocytes
Cells that carry oxygen around body
Negative feedback system
Goal is to maintain homeostasis
Positive feedback system
Goal is to exemplify the affects of a small disturbance
1st step of stop the bleed training
A - Alert
Assess the situation and call 911 if you need to
2nd step of stop the bleeding training
B - Bleeding
Find source of bleeding
3rd step of stop the bleeding training
C - Compress
Apply pressure, and a tourniquet if needed (not on midsection)
Pulmonary loop/pump
Goal is to get blood to lungs
Systemic loop/pump
Goal is to get oxygenated blood out to body
Where blood enters the heart
Vena cava
Vena cava to ______
Right atrium
Blood exits right atrium through _____
Tricuspid valve
Triscupid value goes to _____
Right ventricle
Blood exits right ventricle through ____
Pulmonary valve
Pulmonary valve goes to _____
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery goes to _____
Lungs
Lungs to go ______
Pulmonary veins
Pulmonary veins to go _____
Left atrium
Blood exits the left atrium through the ______
Mitral/bicuspid valve
Mitral/bicuspid valve goes to______
Left ventricle
Blood exits the left ventricle through the ______
Aortic valve
The aortic valve goes to _____
Aorta
Blood ______ through the aorta
Exits the heart
Atherosclerosis
Fat, cholesterol and other substances build up plaque in or around the artery walll
Risk factors of atherosclerosis
Unhealthy diet, smoking, diabetes
Danger of atherosclerosis
Blocks blood flow; often has no symptoms until it’s severe enough to block blood flow
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