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ambulatory
Can walk on their own
Medical chart
Which of the following would you NOT want to discuss with the patient?
1. 2. & 3
Which method is effective in communicating with a patient?
Professional appearance
Touch
Pantomime techniques
For emotional support
For emphasis
For palpation
When is touching a patient a valuable part of our job?
Quality
Which of the following includes a description of the color, quantity, and consistency of blood or other body substances?聽
Localization
the determination of a precise area, usually through gentle palpation or careful wording of questions?
Onset
Frequency
Duration
usually included as a part of the chronology of a clinical history?
Nonverbal communications
Which of the following includes the tone of voice, the speed of speech, and the position of the speaker鈥檚 extremities and torso?
Chief Complaint
What term describes the primary medical problem as defined by the patient:
Leading Question
Which of the following describes an undesirable method of questioning that provides information that may direct the answer toward a suspected symptom or complaint?
Palpation
Which term describes gentle touching to determine the precise location of a symptom or complaint?聽
Localization
Aggravating Factors
Quality
Which of the following is (are) part of the sacred seven elements of the patient clinical history?
Orthostatic Hypotension
What term is used to describe the drop in blood pressure some patients experience when they stand up quickly?
At approximately sacral level 2
Where is the human center of gravity located?
Pivot
Assisted Standing
Standby Assist
Which of the following transfers can be used to move a patient from a wheelchair to an examination table?
Patient's strong side
Toward which side should all transfers be initiated?
Decrease blood pressure
What causes patient鈥檚 to feel lightheaded, queasy, or faint when they stand up quickly from a sitting or supine position?
Hydraulic lift
If a patient arrives in a wheelchair and on a sling, which type of transfer is indicated?
Standing with legs about shoulder width apart
How can the base of support be increased?
3
What is the minimum number of persons to use for a cart-to-table transfer when no moving devices (slider board) is available?
Establishing rapport
A key component to effective communication with a patient is:
Positioning sponge
What is the most commonly used immobilization device for a R.T.?
After the physician has reviewed the images and determined it is safe to do so
When is removing a cervical collar permissible?
Sandbag
Which immobilization device is radiopaque?
chest
The Pigg-O-Stat is an immobilization device used for which pediatric examination?
falling
One of the greatest fears of a geriatric patient?
120 mm Hg/ 80 mm Hg
In the healthy adult the normal range for blood pressure is:
Hypoxia
A state describing oxygen-deficient tissue
Advance Directive:
Legal document prepared by a living competent adult to provide guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to make decisions regarding their care
Aka: living will, durable power of attorney for health care
Patient Assessment
helps determine cognitive function, concentration levels, and evaluates patient's emotional health.
Patient Autonomy
Ability and right of patients to make independent decisions regarding their medical care.
Chief Complaint
a concise statement describing the symptom, problem, condition, diagnosis,
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Leading Questions
is a type of closed question that tends to encourage or lead a person to respond in a certain way
Objective
Perceptible to senses, able to be measured, often physiologic signs that can be seen, heard, felt and so on
Subjective
Patient feelings, pain level, attitude, opinion of observer, subject to interpretation, symptoms of illness
Biomechanics
deals with the study of the musculoskeletal system using mechanical and physical measurement methods. Able to track even further up the body, to lower back pain caused by the feet.
Stability Muscles
Muscles of the torso are stability muscles (core)
Anteroposterior
relating to or directed toward both front and back.
Artifacts
radiopaque objects on/external to the patient (e.g.聽jewelry (e.g. necklaces, piercings), clothing (e.g. buttons)
Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Geriatric
an old person who is receiving special care.
Neonate
a newborn child聽
Rapport
relation of harmony and accord between 2 persons
Restraint
a Hindrance of action
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Effectible, simple, inexpensive, and reliable method of restraining or immobilizing
Auscultation
Listening to sounds of the body through a stethoscope
Diaphoresis
profuse sweating
Febrile
pertaining to a fever
Hypotension
Blood pressure below normal
Intubation
a process where a healthcare provider inserts a tube through a person's mouth or nose, then down into their trachea (airway/windpipe
Pleural Effusion
the accumulation of fluid in between the parietal and visceral pleura, called the pleural cavity.
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Pneumothorax
聽a collection of air outside the lung but within the pleural cavity.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 The air accumulation can apply pressure on the lung and make it collapse.
Pulse Oximeter:
placed on finger to measure both pulse and O2.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Oximeter converts light intensity into oxygen saturation and pulse rate values.
Sphygmomanometer
an instrument for measuring blood pressure
聽Tidal Volume
is amount of air exchanged under normal conditions. (Depth of breath)