LESS STRESS - MOD 3 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE

LESS STRESS - MOD 3 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE symptom - Answers subjective condition that the patient feels and tells you about sign - Answers objective evidence of disease such as a fever BSI - Answers Body substance isolation; practice of isolating all body /pathogens substance of a person undergoing a medical treatment and isolation from worker 3 main evaluations to determine the severity of an MOI - Answers 1) amount of force applied to the body 2) length of time the force was applied 3) areas of the body involved blunt trauma - Answers a force that impacts or is applied to the body but is not sharp enough to penetrate it, such as a blow or a crushing injury - tissues/organs in area below usually damaged (ex: internal bleeding penetrating trauma - Answers injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues (ex: stabbing) what determines the severity of a penetrating trauma? - Answers 1) characteristic of penetrating object (knife vs needle) 2) part of the body affected (hand vs abdomen 3) amount of force/energy applied what are the risks of having an open wound from a penetrating trauma? - Answers infection and life threatening bleeding DCAP-BTLS - Answers deformities contusions abrasions punctures/penetrations burns tenderness lacerations swelling crepitation - Answers A grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or joints rubbing together; also air bubbles under the skin that produce a crackling sound or crinkly feeling What do you do for the secondary assessment of a respiratory complaint? - Answers - 6 point auscultation of breath sounds - check lips and fingers for cyanosis What do you do for the secondary assessment of a chest pain complaint? - Answers - try to reproduce the pain - 6 point auscultation - check for pedal edema and JVD What do you do for the secondary assessment of a abdominal pain complaint? - Answers - palpate the four quadrants of the abdomen What do you do for the secondary assessment of a neurological complaint? - Answers - check pupils - check PMS - check mount for wounds - check groin for incontinence - perform stroke assessment SAMPLE - Answers S - signs and symptoms A - allergies M - medications P - pertinent past medical history L - last oral intake E - events leading up to injury/illness OPQURST - Answers O - onset P - provocation Q - quality R - region/radiation S - severity T - timing **used as clarifying questions after SAMPLE (usually only medical) PASTE - Answers P - progression A - associated chest pain S - sputum T - talking tiredness E - exercise tolerance **used for chest pain complaints C.H.A.R.T Method of Documentation - Answers - Chief complaint - History - Assessment (vital signs and physical exam) - Treatments (Rx) - Transport What are the components of reassessment? - Answers V - vitals P - primary assessment I - interventions C - chief complaint how to report add info on the PCR: - Answers - new section called "addendum" - add date and initials after new information - may require forms for paper systems field impression - Answers The conclusion about the cause of the patient's condition after considering the situation, history, and examination findings conjunctiva - Answers Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball, used to assess skin color sclera - Answers white of the eye that can show changes before skin CTC is visibl