Lecture 1 Flashcards
subjective
feeling
objective
fact
pain
patient’s feeling
tenderness
physician’s assessment
baseline
normal individual’s state of being
auscultation
stethoscope listening
inpatient
admitted to hospital
outpatient
no overnight stay, short visit
chief complaint
main reason for patient’s visit
meaningful use
a set of govt. mandated criteria - must be obtained for every patient
mid-level provider
LNP (NP), PA – works under supervision
nurse / MA
records medical histories, symptoms, monitors patient, completes meaningful use req., administers meds, assists with procedures
receptionist
answers phones, schedules, answers questions, check out, paperwork
scribe
documents patient’s visit on physicians behalf (unlicensed)
medical provider
physician or mid-level provider
what scribe documents for outpatient visit
- notes for past medical records
- history & physical
- lab + radiology results
- physician interpretation of XRs and EKGs
- assessment
- plan
scribes cannot
- affect patient outcome
- touch patients
- handle bodily fluids or specimens
- sign or authenticate
- give verbal orders / submit EMR
new patients
no previous records
longer visit
detailed chart
established patients
previous records
shorter visit
concise chart
types of clinic visits
- diagnostic
2. health management / maintenance
diagnostic visit
new problem
chief complaint / new symptom
goal to determine cause
health management
check-up
chief complaint / management of chronic issue
goal to assess progress
clinic flow:
check-in physician eval orders & results A & P check-out
physician eval
A. H&P (history and physical):
- HPI (history of present illness)
- ROS (review of systems)
- PE (physical exam)
B. All possible explanations (differential Dx)