HealtH assesment final exam
Health Assessment FINAL
BMI Classifications
Underweight: <18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obesity class
• I: 30.0-34.9
• II: 35.0-39.9
• III: at or over 40
Stages of HTN
Normal: under 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2: over 160/100
If diabetes or renal disease: goal is under 130/80
Waist Circumference
Risk if over 35in for women
Risk if over 40in for men
subjective
symptoms, what the patient feels
objective
actual measurable item
open ended questions
allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes or no question
,HealtH assesment final exam
closed questions
yes or no questions
What is included in a health history
biographic data (name, address, birth date, sex etc)
reason for seeking care(in patients own words)
history of present illness/present health(subjective)
medication reconciliation
family history
review of systems
functional assessment or ADL's
pain assessment technique
P- provocative/palliative- what makes it worse/better
Q- quality/quantity- how does it look/feel/sound, how intense is it
R- radiation/region- where is it? does is radiate?
S- severity- what is it rated on scale 1-10
T- timing- when did it start, how long does it last, frequency
U- understand perception- what does the patient think it
means/is.
first-level priority
emergent. life threatening, emergent
second-level priority
next in urgency, requiring attention as to avoid further
deterioration
third-level priority
important to health but can be addressed after more urgent issues
, HealtH assesment final exam
2 parts of communication
sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
barriers to communication
- lack of attention/respect
- physical barriers: curtain, door, computer, pain, room temp
- ability to hear: hearing deficit, receptive aphasia
- safety: fear
- psychological barriers: embarassment, disbelief, shock, anger, fear,
grief
- language: use of medical jargon, speaking above someones
intellectual level
CAGE assessment (ETOH)
C- cut down
A- annoyed
G- guilt
E- eye opener
AUDIT assessment (ETOH)
Alochol Use Disorder Identification Test
ETOH quick assessment questions
frequency of ETOH use
tobacco
RX drugs for non-medical use
Illicit drugs
Health Assessment FINAL
BMI Classifications
Underweight: <18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obesity class
• I: 30.0-34.9
• II: 35.0-39.9
• III: at or over 40
Stages of HTN
Normal: under 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2: over 160/100
If diabetes or renal disease: goal is under 130/80
Waist Circumference
Risk if over 35in for women
Risk if over 40in for men
subjective
symptoms, what the patient feels
objective
actual measurable item
open ended questions
allows patient to elaborate, is NOT a yes or no question
,HealtH assesment final exam
closed questions
yes or no questions
What is included in a health history
biographic data (name, address, birth date, sex etc)
reason for seeking care(in patients own words)
history of present illness/present health(subjective)
medication reconciliation
family history
review of systems
functional assessment or ADL's
pain assessment technique
P- provocative/palliative- what makes it worse/better
Q- quality/quantity- how does it look/feel/sound, how intense is it
R- radiation/region- where is it? does is radiate?
S- severity- what is it rated on scale 1-10
T- timing- when did it start, how long does it last, frequency
U- understand perception- what does the patient think it
means/is.
first-level priority
emergent. life threatening, emergent
second-level priority
next in urgency, requiring attention as to avoid further
deterioration
third-level priority
important to health but can be addressed after more urgent issues
, HealtH assesment final exam
2 parts of communication
sending- words/tone
receiving- interpretation
barriers to communication
- lack of attention/respect
- physical barriers: curtain, door, computer, pain, room temp
- ability to hear: hearing deficit, receptive aphasia
- safety: fear
- psychological barriers: embarassment, disbelief, shock, anger, fear,
grief
- language: use of medical jargon, speaking above someones
intellectual level
CAGE assessment (ETOH)
C- cut down
A- annoyed
G- guilt
E- eye opener
AUDIT assessment (ETOH)
Alochol Use Disorder Identification Test
ETOH quick assessment questions
frequency of ETOH use
tobacco
RX drugs for non-medical use
Illicit drugs
