NR 509 Midterm- chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 Already Passed

NR 509 Midterm- chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 Already Passed 4 categories of adult PMH Correct Answer- Medical, surgical, OBGYN, psych,. 5 steps to generating clinical hypothesis Correct Answer- 1. select most specific and critical findings to support hypothesis. 2. Match findings against all conditions that can produce them 3. eliminate diagnostic possibilities that fail to explain things 4. weight the competing possibilities and select most likely diagnosis 5. give special attention to potentially life-threatening complications 7 attributes of a symptom Correct Answer- 1. Location- where is it, does it radiate? 2. Quality- what does it feel like? 3. Quantity or Severity- how bad is it? (for pain, how bad is it on a scale of 1 to 10?) 4. Timing: Onset, duration, & frequency- when did it start, how long does it last, how often does it occur? 5. Setting in which it occurs- include environmental factors, personal activities (walking), emotional reactions, and any other contributing factors 6. Factors that aggravate or relief the symptom- what makes it better? what makes it worse? 7. Associated manifestations