HCB Test 2 (Patient Assessment) Actual Exam Questions And Answers Pass Guaranteed

airway - correct answers The passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. Primary Assessment - correct answers A prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient. You'll focus Exclusively on life threats that interfere with airway, breathing, and circulation. rapid trauma assessment - correct answers A prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury. Reassessment - correct answers A prehospital assessment that is a procedure for detecting changes in a patient's condition. It involves four steps: repeating the primary assessment, repeating and recording vital signs, repeating physical exam, and checking interventions. Secondary Assessment - correct answers A prehospital assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that includes patient history, review of systems, physical examination and vital signs. Everything non-life threatening Blunt Force Trauma (BFT) - correct answers Any injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues Breathing - correct answers Inhalation and exhalation of air or gaseous mixtures Chief Complaint (CC) - correct answers in medicine the main reason for the call (in EMS) or reason for their visit (in/out patient), usually in their own words Circulation - correct answers The course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, capillaries, and veins back again to the heart Cyanosis - correct answers A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an excess of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood continuum of care - correct answers a concept involving an integrated system of care that guides and tracks patient over time through a comprehensive array of health services spanning all levels of intensity of care danger zone - correct answers the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which special safety precautions should be taken detailed physical exam - correct answers an assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury. It differs from the rapid trauma assessment only in that it also includes examination of the face, ears, eyes, nose, and mouth during the examination of the head. diagnosis - correct answers a description or label for a patient's condition that assists a clinician in further evaluation and treatment distention - correct answers a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal dyspnea - correct answers difficult or labored breathing general impression - correct answers impression of the patient's condition formed on first approaching the patient, based on the patient's environment,chief complaint,and appearance index of suspicion - correct answers awareness that there may be injuries interventions - correct answers actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems interview - correct answers a verbal interaction with a patient for a specific purpose mechanism of injury (MOI) - correct answers a force or forces that may have caused injury medical patient - correct answers a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions mental status - correct answers level of responsiveness nature of illness (NOI) - correct answers what is medically wrong with a patient objective - correct answers direct observations from that you hear, see, smell, and touch open-ended questions - correct answers questions requiring more than just a yes or no answer orthopnea - correct answers discomfort in breathing that is brought on or aggravated by lying flat Past Medical History (PMH) - correct answers information gathered regarding the patient's health problems in the past penetrating trauma - correct answers injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues plan - correct answers diagnostic testing, therapeutic modalities, need for consultants, and rational for these decisions "P" in SOAP polydipsia - correct answers excessive thirst scene size-up - correct answers Steps taken by medical personnel when approaching the scene of an emergency call sign - correct answers something regarding the patient's condition that you can see subjective - correct answers information, including the absence or presence of pertinent symptoms, that the patient tells you symptom - correct answers something regarding the patient's condition that the patient tells you "S" in SOAP trauma patient - correct answers a patient suffering from one or more physical injuries Types of Prehospital assessments - correct answers 1) Prehospital Trauma 2) Prehospital Medical prehospital trauma assessment - correct answers preformed when you encounter a patient that is suffering from one or more physical injuries prehospital medical assessment - correct answers preformed when a patient is suffering from one or more medical diseases or conditions Standard Precautions - correct answers A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood, body fluids, secreare infectious. mechanism of injury (MOI) - correct answers The way in which traumatic injuries occur; the forces that act on the body to cause damage. nature of illness (NOI) - correct answers what is medically wrong with a patient Primary Assessment - correct answers the portion of patient assessment that focuses only on life threats, specifically ABCs (Airway, Breathing, and Circulation) 6 parts of primary assessment - correct answers 1. forming a general impression 2. assessing mental status 3. assessing airway 4. assessing breathing 5. assessing circulation 6. determining the priority of the patient for treatment and transport to the hospital Acronym for assessing mental status - correct answers AVPU (alert, verbal response, painful response, unresponsive) LOBBS - correct answers Lacerations Odor Broken Teeth Blood Swelling PERRL - correct answers Pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light DCAP-BTLS - correct answers deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling CTC - correct answers Color, temperature, and condition Secondary Assessment components - correct answers patient history physical exam vital signs SAMPLE - correct answers Signs and symptoms Allergies Medications Past medical history Last oral intake events leading to injury or illness Techniques for physical examination - correct answers Inspect Auscultate Palpate PMH - correct answers past medical history How often do you reassess stable patients? - correct answers every 15 mins How often do you reassess unstable patients? - correct answers every 5 mins How often do you reassess after meds? - correct answers 2 mins after meds given, reassess med effectiveness and Vitals What do you do when reassessing? - correct answers Primary and secondary assessments, and vitals