Questions and CORRECT Answers
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - identification of a patient's disease or injury
demeanor - CORRECT ANSWER - outward behavior
tact - CORRECT ANSWER - discretion and sensitivity when dealing with patients
empathy - CORRECT ANSWER - understanding and sharing feelings with patients
medical history - CORRECT ANSWER - record of past and current health
chief complaint - CORRECT ANSWER - a patient's overview of what they think is their
main health problem
physical signs - CORRECT ANSWER - observable signs of illness
found externally
symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - subjective evidence of a disease, lets the doctor
narrow down conditions and make tests
current history - CORRECT ANSWER - patient's main complaint, current health issues,
treatments/tests that the patient just had or will have, allergies, medication, health habits
previous history - CORRECT ANSWER - any past health problems, procedures,
medications, vaccinations, and hospital visits
social history - CORRECT ANSWER - aspects of the patient's lifestyle
, family history - CORRECT ANSWER - medical information about the patient's family
vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER - medical signs that indicate the health of the patient's
vital functions
systolic - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the
ventricles.
diastolic - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.
pulse - CORRECT ANSWER - number of heartbeats in a minute
60-100
measured with an oximeter
respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER - number of breaths per minute
12-20, stethoscope
blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - measure force applied to artery walls as blood
pumps and amount of blood pumped
mm Hg
less than 120/80
height - CORRECT ANSWER - tape measure
ft and in
weight - CORRECT ANSWER - scale
pounds