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Inspection

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To see

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Palpation

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To touch/feel

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Percussion

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To tap

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Auscultation

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To listen

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Tachycardia

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Fast HR

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Bradycardia

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Slow HR

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Hypotension

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Low BP

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Hypertension

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High BP

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Pulse Pressure

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Systolic - diastolic

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Heart rate

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of BPM

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BPM

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beats per minute

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Febrile

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With fever

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Afebrile

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Without fever

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Antipyretic

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Reduces fever

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Analgesic

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Reduces pain

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Axillary thermometer

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Temp taken at the armpit (A)
Least common

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Oral thermometer

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Temp taken by mouth (O)

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Frenulum

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the piece of skin that attaches your tongue to the bottom of your mouth

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Rectal thermometer

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Temp taken from the rectum (R)
Most accurate
One of the most common used on infants

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Aural/Tympanic

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Temp taken from the ear (T)
Common on infants

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Dermal thermometer

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Temp taken at the temple (D)
The most common

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Abnormal HR

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Tachy 100 or above
Brady 60 or below

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Atrial fibrillation

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Fast HR

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Premature ventricular contractions (PVC)

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Skipping HR

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HR of Infants
100-180 BPM
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HR of school children
70-120 BPM
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HR of adults
60-100 BPM
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Apical pulse point
midclavicular line, 5th intercostal space Done on infants and critically ill
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Carotid pulse point
side of neck CPR pulse check
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Brachial pulse point
inner aspect of the antecubital fossa (AC) (the arm)
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Femoral pulse point
inner thigh pulse
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Popliteal pulse
pulse behind the knee
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tibial pulse
pulse inside of ankle
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pedis pulse
pulse top of foot
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infant respiration
30-60 per min
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adult respiration
12-20/min
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o2 sat
95-100%
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sphygmomanometer
bp cuff
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Systolic pressure
First sound heard
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diastolic pressure
last sound heard
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Anatomical position
standing with eyes and palms facing forward
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Medial
middle
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lateral
side
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superior
above
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inferior
belowp
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distal
farther away
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proximal
closer to
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auscultation
to hear or listen
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percussion
to tap
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inspection
to see
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fowler's
90 degree angle
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dyspnea
trouble/difficult breathing
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apnea
without breathing
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orthopnea
only breathing when sitting upright
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SOB
shortness of breath
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supine
lying on back
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palpation
to feelp
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prone
lying on stomach used for allergy testing
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trenndelenburg
lying flat on back with feet elevated
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syncope
to pass out
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lithotomy
patient feet in stirrups pelvic/vaginal exams
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sims'
on their side with upper lef fixed toward chest (frog leg)
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sitting position is used for?
auscultation percussion inspection
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fowler position is used for?
dyspnea apnea orthopnea SOB
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supine positon is used for?
palpation
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prone position is used for?
allergy testing back/spine exams
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trendelenburg position is used for?
hypotensive dizzy lightheaded syncope
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lithotomy position is used for?
pelvic exams vaginal exams
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sims' position is used for?
colonoscopy signoidoscopy rectal temp
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Where is vital signs written on EMR?
Objective section
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What do vital signs include?
Temp pulse respiration o2 bp height weight
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Fever temp?
above 100.4
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continuous fever
100.4 above all day. can fluctuate 1 degree
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intermittent fever
fever present for 1/2 day
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septic fever
most critical does not improve with antipyretics
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what are respirations
one inhale + one exhale
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cyanotic
someone appearing blue
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bounding pulse
hypertension anxiety
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week pulse
poor perfusion
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otitis
ear inflammation
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