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24 Cards in this Set
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Signs & Symptoms that require IMMEDIATE medical attention |
•Angina pain not relieved in 10-20 minutes •Client with angina who has nausea, vomiting, or profuse sweating. •Diabetic client who is confused, lethargic, or changes in mental alertness and function •Onset of incontinence or saddle anesthesia •Anaphylactic shock symptoms (hives, asthma, tachycardia, hypotension, anxiety, nausea,vomiting) |
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Signs & Symptoms that require medical attention |
•Blood in urine •Constant and / or intense pain •Cyclical patterns or symptoms •Difficulty swallowing •Difficulty with urination •Dizziness •Faintness •Fever •Heart palpitations |
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Signs & Symptoms that require medical attention |
•Nausea •NightPain •NightSweats •Pain described as: knifelike, boring, deep •Pain with urination •Problems with vision •Symptoms(edema, numbness, weakness) that present bilaterally •Temporary or no relief with rest or change in position |
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Signs & Symptoms that require medical attention |
•Unexplained excessive perspiration •Unusual menstrual history •Vomiting •Unexplained weight loss •Pain doesn’t fit the neuromuscular pattern •Disproportionate pain relief withaspirin (CA) •Clubbing –chronic O2 deprivation, ex/ COPD •Peripheral edema –heart failure •Abdominal edema (ascites) –liver disease |
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Yellow Flag |
Proceed with caution Something is atypical with presumed condition but does not require immediate investigation or action Ex: Pt. c/o lightheadedness , but was on very lowcal diet Psych:depression, catastrophisizing, fear-avoidance behavior |
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Aching pain |
Muscular |
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Burning pain |
Neural or muscular |
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Shooting, Lightning, Electrical pain |
Nerve root irritation |
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Coldness |
May be due to lack of blood flow |
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Hotness |
Localized inflammation or infection |
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Clicking, snapping, popping |
Ligament/Tendon dysfunction |
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Joints get stuck |
Cartilage tear, loose body, jt malalignment |
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Global weakness/fatigue/no clear pattern |
Cardiovascular dysfunction |
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Whole body pain |
Central Somatization, "chronic pain" |
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NRS |
Numerical Rating Scale -An 11 point scale offered verbally to the pt with the following description: "On a scale of 0-10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the pain so bad you need to go to the hospital, what would you rate your pain right now?" |
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VAS |
Visual Analog Scale -A 10 cm line with anchors at each end with the descriptor "no pain" on one end and "worst pain imaginable" on the other end. Patients are instructed to mark where their current pain is on this line. |
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VRS |
Verbal Rating Scale -A list offered verbally to the patient with the descriptions "no pain", "mild pain", "moderate pain", or "severe pain". |
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Jt pain/stiffness, worse in am |
inflammatory RA |
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Jt pain less in am, worse with activity |
degenerative OA |
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Pain varies through out day with activity/position |
Muscular |
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Constant, intense pain worse in pm |
red flag, malignancy but pm may be less distracted from pain, so may not be malignancy |
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UQ pain without eating, excessive belching, flatulence, intolerance fatty foods |
Gall bladder |
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Long term use of corticosteroids |
Osteoporosis |
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Statins |
Muscular pain & weakness |
