Parts of the medical his- tory include:
1. chief complaint
2. history of present illness (HPI)
3. past, family and social history (PFSH)
4. review
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2. Define chief complaint what brings the patient in to see the physician
3. Define history of present illness (HPI)
4. Define past medical his- tory
explanation of the chief complaint to determine:
1. onset of illness
2. associated symptoms
3. what the patient has done to treat the illness
1. all health problems
2. major illnesses
3. surgeries
4. current medications complete with reasons for taking them
5. allergies
5. Define family history summary of health problems of siblings, parents
and other blood relatives
6. Define social history Includes:
1. marital status
2. occupation
3. educational attainment
4. hobbies
5. use of alcohol/tobacco/drugs
6. lifestyles
7. Define review of systems orderly and systematic check of each organ and
system of the boy by questions.
8. What are the 3 vital signs that are necessary for life?
9. What are the four vital signs of body function?
1. temperature
2. respiration
3. heart function (blood pressure)
1. temperature
2. pulse
10. What is the normal range of body temperature?
3. respiration
4. blood pressure 96.6-100.6 F
11. Define body temperature the balance between heat production and heat
loss
12. Body temperature is reg- ulated by what struc- ture?
13. Site for most accurate body temperature
14. Least accurate site for body temperature
the hypothalamus
Rectum Axillary
15. 3 types of fever 1. Intermittent
2. Remittent
3. Continuous
16. Define intermittent fever fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline then rises again
17. Define remittent fever fluctuating fever that remains elevated: it does not
return to baseline temperature
18. Define continuous fever a fever that remains constant above the baseline:
it does not fluctuate
19. Which is the most com- mon site for tempera- tures
20. In patients who have just finished eating, drinking, or smoking, how long
oral
30 minutes
should you wait before taking a temperature
21. Patients with heart dis- ease should not have which temperature tak- en?
rectal
22. Normal pulse range 60-100 bpm
23. Most accurate pulse apical pulse
24. Normal respiratory range 12 to 20 per minute in adults
25. 3 respiratory rate abnor- malities
1. apnea
2. tachypnea
3. bradypnea
26. Define apnea temporary complete absence of breathing which
may be a result of a reduction in the stimuli to the respiratory centers of the brain
27. Define tachypnea respiration rate of greater than 40/minute. It is
transient in the newborn and maybe caused by hysteria in the adult
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