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26 Cards in this Set
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health history |
collection of subjective information that provides information about the patients health status |
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physical assessment |
collection of objective data that provides information about changes in the patients body systems |
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ongoing partial assessment |
follow up assessment, conducted at regular intervals during care of the patient |
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focused assessment |
conducted to assess a specific problem |
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emergency assessment |
rapid focused assessment conducted when addressing a life threatening or unstable situation |
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instrumental activities of daily living |
those needed for independent living |
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review of systems |
series of questions about all body systems that helps to reveal concerns or problems as part of the health history |
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palpation |
uses the sense of touch |
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inspection |
the process of performing deliberate, purposeful, observations in a systematic manner |
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percussion |
the act of striking one object against another to produce sound |
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auscultation |
the act of listening with a stethoscope to sounds produced within the body |
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body mass index |
ratio of weight to height |
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erythema |
redness of the skin, caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels |
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cyanosis |
bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin in response to inadequate oxygenation |
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jaundice |
yellow color of the skin resulting from elevated amounts of bilirubin in the blood, associated with liver and gallbladder disease, some types of anemia and excessive hemolysis |
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pallor |
paleness of the skin, often from a decrease amount circulating blood or hemoglobin causing inadequate oxygenation of the body tissue |
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ecchymosis |
collection of blood in the subcutaneous tissues, causing purplish discoloration |
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petechiae |
small hemorrhagic spots cause by capillary bleeding |
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diaphoresis |
excessive amount of perspiration |
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turgor |
the fullness or elasticity of the skin |
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edema |
excessive fluid in the tissues |
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bronchial sounds |
heard over the larynx and trachea are high-ptched, harsh "blowing" sounds, with sound on expiration being longer than inspiration |
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bronchovesicular sounds |
heard over the mainstem bronchus and are moderate blowing sounds, with inspiration equal to expiration |
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vesicular breath sounds |
soft, low pitched whispering sounds, heard over most of the long fields, with sound on inspiration being longer than expiration |
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adventitious breath sounds |
added, abnormal sounds, not normally heard in the lungs |
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precordium |
the portion of the body over the heart and lower thorax, encompassing the aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid, and apical areas, and erbs point |
