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1. Chief complaint CC The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response to
questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
2. History of present illness Explains the chief complaint. A chronological description of the devel-
HPI opment of the patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom
or from the previous encounter to the present.
3. Vital Signs Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all
___________ ___________.
4. Normal oral tempera- 97.6F - 99.6F
ture
5. intermittent fever Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal body
temperatures.
6. Remittent fever fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the
normal level.
7. Continuous fever A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not fluctuate.
8. 60-100 BPM Normal pulse rate
9. Respirations Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what?
10. Systole contraction of the heart
11. Diastole relaxation of the heart
12. Anthropometric mea- Measurement of height, (length rather than height is used in infants
surements because they cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in in-
fants, waist to hip, % of body fat.
13. Inspection General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture
and gait, speech.
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14. palpation to examine by touch
15. Percussion physical examination method of tapping over the body to elicit vibra-
tions and sounds to estimate the size, border, or fluid content of a cavity
such as the chest.
16. Ausculation the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or
heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
17. OSHA a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe
and healthy work environment
18. cardiopulmonary resus- an emergency procedure for life support consisting of artificial respi-
citation ration and manual external cardiac compression
19. SHOCK This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the
rest of the body.
20. Symptoms of shock Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___
_________.
21. First aid for Shock maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep victim lying
down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or
other cause of shock if known; keep victim warm until help arrives
22. Portal of exit Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact with
body fluids such as blood or saliva.
23. mode of transmission contact, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne
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1. Chief complaint CC The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response to
questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
2. History of present illness Explains the chief complaint. A chronological description of the devel-
HPI opment of the patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom
or from the previous encounter to the present.
3. Vital Signs Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all
___________ ___________.
4. Normal oral tempera- 97.6F - 99.6F
ture
5. intermittent fever Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal body
temperatures.
6. Remittent fever fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the
normal level.
7. Continuous fever A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not fluctuate.
8. 60-100 BPM Normal pulse rate
9. Respirations Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what?
10. Systole contraction of the heart
11. Diastole relaxation of the heart
12. Anthropometric mea- Measurement of height, (length rather than height is used in infants
surements because they cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in in-
fants, waist to hip, % of body fat.
13. Inspection General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture
and gait, speech.
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14. palpation to examine by touch
15. Percussion physical examination method of tapping over the body to elicit vibra-
tions and sounds to estimate the size, border, or fluid content of a cavity
such as the chest.
16. Ausculation the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or
heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
17. OSHA a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe
and healthy work environment
18. cardiopulmonary resus- an emergency procedure for life support consisting of artificial respi-
citation ration and manual external cardiac compression
19. SHOCK This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the
rest of the body.
20. Symptoms of shock Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___
_________.
21. First aid for Shock maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep victim lying
down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or
other cause of shock if known; keep victim warm until help arrives
22. Portal of exit Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact with
body fluids such as blood or saliva.
23. mode of transmission contact, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne
