Chapter 2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
ROS
Review of body systems
- goal is for clinician to gather enough information to make intelligent decisions about a pt’s
Assessing the skin the examiner looks for…
obvious rashes, sores, dryness, color change, lumps or swelling.
HEENT
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat
Vital Signs
Height and weight
Blood pressure
Heart and respiratory rate and rhythm
body temperature
sphygmomanometer
blood pressure cuff
Systolic Pressure
Related to the ventricles of the heart contracting
Normal < 120 mm Hg
Prehypertensionm 120-139 mmHg
Stage 1 hyper 140-189 mmHg
stage 2 hyper > 160 mm Hg
Youre fucked > 180 mm Hg
Diastolic pressure
Represents the relaxation phase of the ventricles
Normal < 80 mm Hg
Prehypertension 80-89 mm Hg
Stage 1 Hyper 90-99 mm Hg
Stage 2 Hyper >100 mm Hg
Youre Fucked > 110
Pulse Rate and Rhythm
normal resting Hr 60-72 beats/min
Bradycardia
<60 beats/min
Tachycardia
>100 beats/min
Sinus arrhythmia
Heart rate speeds up at peak of inspiration and slows to normal expiration
Respiratory rate
rate, effort, and depth
Normal: 12-20 breaths/min
Force: 4+Bounding
3+ Increased
2+ Normal
1 + Weak, Thready
0 absent
A BP cuff that is too small will read….
Too Small
How much higher are rectal temps compared to oral
.4 - .5* C
Where can you take a pulse
Radial
Brachial
Carotid
Popliteal
Posterior Tibial
Doralis Pedis
Ophthalmoscope
Instrument used to view the internal structures of the eye.
Oculus Dexter OD
Right eye
Oculus Sinister OS
Left eye
Otoscope
used to examine the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane
Snellen Chart
Quick and easy to use screening tool for testing vision.
Palpation
use of the hands and fingers to gsin information about the patient’s condition through the sense of touch.
Percussion
is the process of assessing sounds transmitted through the organs and cavities of the body and is generated by tapping.
Auscultation
skill of listening by a trained ear for sounds produced by the body.
The bell of a stethoscope is used to hear what type of sounds?
low-pitched sounds
