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FUNDAMENTAL CH27

HEALTH ASSESSMENT

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HEALTH HISTORY COLLECTION OF SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE PTS HEALTH STATUS
PHYSICAL ASSSESSMENT COLLECTION OF OBJECTION DATA THAT PROVIDES INFO ABOUT CHANGES IN THE PTS BODY SYSTEM
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESMENT BROAD, INCLUDES COMPLETE HEALTH HISTORY AND PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED WHEN PT FIRST ENTERS HEALTH CARE SETTING
ON GOING OR PARTIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT/ FOLLOW UP ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED ON REGULAR INTERVALS
FOCUSED HEALTH ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED TO ASSESS A SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUE
EMERGENCY HEALTH ASSESSMENT TYPE OF RAPID FOCUSED ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED WHEN ADDRESSING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION
REVIEW OF SYSTEM SERIES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL BODY SYSTEMS THAT HELP TO REVEAL CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS AS PART OF THE HEALTH HISTORY
FUNCTIONAL HEALTH HELPS TO IDENTIFY THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH OR ILLNESS ON A PTS SELF CARE ABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY MAY PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE CAUSES OF CURRENT SYMPTOMS
SUPINE "ON YOUR SPINE"LAYING FLAT ON BACK ASSESS VITAL SGNS, HEAD, NECK, THORAX, LUNGS, HEART, BREAST, ABDOMEN, EXTREMITIES, AND PERIPHERAL PULSES
SIMS POSITION PT LIES ON EITHER SIDE WITH LOWER ARM BELOW BODY AND UPPER ARM FLEXED AT SHOULDER AND ELBOW ASSESS: RECTUM OR VAGINA
LITHOTOMY PAP SMEAR POSITION. USED TO ASSESS FEMALE GENITALIA AND RECTUM
DORSAL RECUMBENT PT LIES ON BACK WITH LEGS SEPARATED, KNEES FLEXED, AND SOLES OF THE FEET ON THE BED ASSESS HEAD, NECK, ANTERIOR THORAX, LUNGS, HEART, BREASTS, EXTREMITIES, AND PERIPHERAL PULSES
INSPECTION PROCESS OF PERFORMING DELIBERATE, PURPOSEFUL OBSERVATIONS IN A SYSTEMATIC MANNER
PALPATION SENSE OF TOUCH
PERCUSSION ACT OF STRIKING ONE OBJECT AGAINST ANOTHER TO PRODUCE SOUND
AUSCULTATION ASSESS FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUNDS, PITCH, LOUDNESS, QUALITY, AND DURATION
BODY MASS INDEX RATIO OF WEIGHT TO HEIGHT
ERYTHEMA REDNESS
ECCHYMOSIS COLLECTION OF BLOOD IN SUBQ TISSUE
PETECHIAE HEMMORHAGIC SPOTS, CAPILLARY BLEEDING
CYANOSIS BLUISH COLOR
JAUNDIE YELLOW COLOR
PALLOR PALENESS
DIAPHORESIS EXCESSIVE PERSPIRATION
TURGOR FULLNESS OR ELASTICITY OF SKIN
EDEMA SWELLING
SENILE LENTIGINES FLAT, BROWN AGE SPOTS
PSEUDOSTRABISMUS PUPILS AT THE INNER FOLDS
PRESBYOPIA IMPARED NEAR VISION
ARCUS SENILIS WHITE RING AROUND THE CORNEA
PRESBYCUSIS HEARING LOSS
BRONCHIAL BREATH SOUNDS HEARD OVER LARYNX AND TRACHEA, HIGH PITCHED, HARSH BLOWING SOUNDS EXPIRATION LONGER THAN INSPIRATION
BRONCHOVESICULAR BREATH SOUNDS HEARD OVER MAINSTEM BRONCHIS AND ARE MODERATE BLOWING SOUNDS INSPIRATION EQUAL TO EXPIRATION
VESICULAR BREATH SOUNDS SOFT, LOW PITCHED, WHISPERING SOUNDS, HEARD OVER MOST OF LUNG FIELDS, SOUNDS ON INSPIRATION LONGER THAN EXPIRATION
ADVENTITIOUS BREATH SOUNDS EXTRA, ABNORMAL SOUNDS, NOT NORMALLY HEARD IN THE LONGS
WHEEZE HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS
RHONCHI SONOROUS OR COARSE SNORING QUALITY
CRACKLES BUBBLING, CRACKLING, POPPING, AIR PASSING THROUGH FLUID IN AIRWAY
STRIDOR HARSH, LOUD, HIGH PITCHED
FRICTION RUB RUB OR GRATING
PRECORDIUM PORTION OF BODY OVER THE HEART AND LOWER THORAX, ENCOMPASSING THE AORTIC, PULMONIC, TRICUSPID, AND APICAL AREAS
NEUROVASCULAR ASSESSMENT 6 P'S PAIN, PALLOR. PERIPHERAL PULSES, PARESTHESIA, PARALYSIS, PRESSURE, BLOOD LOSS
P WAVE ATRIAL DEPOLARIZATION
QRS WAVE VENTRICILAR DEPOLARIZATION
T WAVE VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION
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