Medical Assistant Question And Answer New Update

Parts of the medical his- tory include: 1. chief complaint 2. history of present illness (HPI) 3. past, family and social history (PFSH) 4. review of systems (ROS) 2. Define chief complaint what brings the patient in to see the physician 3. Define history of present illness (HPI) 4. Define past medical his- tory explanation of the chief complaint to determine: 1. onset of illness 2. associated symptoms 3. what the patient has done to treat the illness 1. all health problems 2. major illnesses 3. surgeries 4. current medications complete with reasons for taking them 5. allergies 5. Define family history summary of health problems of siblings, parents and other blood relatives 6. Define social history Includes: 1. marital status 2. occupation 3. educational attainment 4. hobbies 5. use of alcohol/tobacco/drugs 6. lifestyles 7. Define review of systems orderly and systematic check of each organ and system of the boy by questions. 8. What are the 3 vital signs that are necessary for life? 9. What are the four vital signs of body function? 1. temperature 2. respiration 3. heart function (blood pressure) 1. temperature 2. pulse 10. What is the normal range of body temperature? 3. respiration 4. blood pressure 96.6-100.6 F 11. Define body temperature the balance between heat production and heat loss 12. Body temperature is reg- ulated by what struc- ture? 13. Site for most accurate body temperature 14. Least accurate site for body temperature the hypothalamus Rectum Axillary 15. 3 types of fever 1. Intermittent 2. Remittent 3. Continuous 16. Define intermittent fever fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline then rises again 17. Define remittent fever fluctuating fever that remains elevated: it does not return to baseline temperature 18. Define continuous fever a fever that remains constant above the baseline: it does not fluctuate 19. Which is the most com- mon site for tempera- tures 20. In patients who have just finished eating, drinking, or smoking, how long