AMLS Assessment for the Medical Patient (with Complete Solutions)

What is pathophysiology? correct answers Pathophysiology or physiopathology is a convergence of pathology with physiology. Pathology is the medical discipline that describes conditions typically observed during a disease state, whereas physiology is the biological discipline that describes processes or mechanisms operating within an organism. What is AMLS? correct answers A dependable framework to support the reduction of morbidity and mortality by using an assessment based approach to determine a differential diagnosis an effectively manage a broad range of medical emergencies. What is assessment-based patient management? correct answers Utilizing the patients cardinal presentation; historical, diagnostic and physical exam findings; and ones own critical thinking skills as a healthcare professional to diagnose and treat a patient. Blood Pressure correct answers The tension exerted by blood on the aertial walls. Blood pressure is calculated using the following... BP= Flow x Resistance Cardinal Presentation correct answers The patients primary presenting sign or symptom; often this is the patients chief complaint, but it may be an objective finding such as unconsciousness or choking. Clinical Decision Making correct answers The ability to integrate assessment findings and test data with experience and evidence based recommendations to make decisions regarding the most appropriate treatment. Clinical Reasoning correct answers The second conceptual component undermining the AMLS assessment pathway, which combines good judgement with clinical experience to make accurate diagnoses and initiate proper treatment. This process assumes the provider has a strong foundation of clinical knowledge. Differential Diagnosis correct answers The possible causes of the patients cardinal presentation Pattern Recongition correct answers Relating the healthcare providers knowledge of disease pathyphysiology to the patients presenting signs and symptoms and recongizing if the patient presentation fits a particular pattern. Pharmokinetics correct answers The absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of medications. Primary Survey correct answers The process of initially assessing the airway, breathing, circulation, and perfusion status to identify and manage life-threatening conditions and establish priorites for further assessment, treatment and transport.