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20 Cards in this Set
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The use of knowledge and experience to diagnose patients and plan their treatment.
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Clinical judgment
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Prehospital evaluation of the patient's condition and its causes.
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Field diagnosis
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The severity or acuteness of your patient's condition.
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Acuity
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Classes of Patient Acuity
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- Critically life-threatening
- Potentially life-threatening - Non-life-threatening |
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Standard that includes general and specific principles for managing certain patient conditions.
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Protocol
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Treatments you can perform before contacting the medical direction physician for permission.
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Standing orders
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Schematic flowchart that outlines appropriate care for specific sign and symptoms.
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Algorithm
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Decision-Making Requirements
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- Knowing anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
- Focusing on large amount of data - Organizing information - Identifying and dealing with medical ambiguity - Differentiating between relevant and irrelevant data - Analyzing and comparing similar situations - Explaining decisions and constructing logical arguments |
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The list of possible causes of your patient's symptoms.
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Differential field diagnosis
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Facilitating Behaviors
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- Stay calm
- Plan for the worst - Work systematically - Remain adaptable |
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Acting thoughtfully, deliberately, and analytically.
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Reflective
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Acting instinctively without stopping to think.
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Impulsive
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Taking into account all aspects of a complex situation.
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Divergent
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Focusing on only the most important aspect of a critical situation.
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Convergent
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Part of the nervous system that controls involuntary actions.
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Autonomic nervous system
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Learned actions that are practiced until they can be done without thinking.
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Pseudo-instinctive
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Mental Checklist
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- Scan the situation
- Stop and think - Decide and act - Maintain control - Reevaluate |
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Thought process used to analyze and evaluate.
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Critical thinking
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Steps in Critical Decision Making
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- Form a concept
- Interpret the data - Apply the principles - Evaluate the results - Reflect on the incident |
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The Six Rs
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1. Read the scene
2. Read the patient 3. React 4. Reevaluate 5. Revise the management plan 6. Review your performance |
