Exam Prep # 2

Subjective data

A health history report is a collection of

Copayment

Set amount required to be paid at each visit

Stream scheduling

Also know as time-specified scheduling

Skin and muscle

Subcutaneous medication is administered between

Mediastinum

Located between the lungs

Symptoms of diabetes

Polyuria, polydipsia, and phagia

How is body heat lost?

Voluntary muscle movement, cell metabolism, and fever

Why is the apical-radial pulse measured

To determine if there is a pulse deficit between the heart and the extremities

Respiratory abnormality example

Dyspnea, apnea, eupnea

Systole

The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract

Prognosis

Probable course and outcome of a disease

Acute illness

Characterized by symptoms that have a rapid onset

Healing

Has 3 phases; inflammatory, granulation, and maturation

Shock

A failure of the cardiovascular system to deliver enough blood to the body's vital organs

Apical pulse

Measured at the 5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line

Prehypertension

A blood pressure reading above 120/80 mm Hg

Therapeutic drug monitoring tests

May be performed when there is the possibility of a drug being highly toxic

Hematocrit

Represents the volume of circulating blood as compared to the amount of RBCs

Physical properties of urine include

Amount

Papules

Less than 0.2-0.5 m

Macules

Are discolored and have a greater diameter

CT scans

Require NPO for 4-6 hours

Defense mechanism of reaction formation

The patient expresses the opposite of what they feel

Hospital orders

entered in the EHR using a computerized physician order order

Weber hearing test

Patient will report if they hear the sound louder in one ear than the other

Coagulation testing

Hematology