VOCABULARY REVIEW Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary terms from this chapter. 1. Lilly's...
CASE STUDIES In the following case studies, what types of interview barriers are indicated? Explain how these statements are danger ous and may interfere with the patient interview. 1. Mrs. Miller is expressing her concern about a changing mole in her left axillary region. Chris, the medical assistant obtaining her health history, makes the statement, "Mrs. Miller, the dysplastic nevus found in the left axillary region looks as if it could be malignant. You have not been using sunscreen, have...
13. What is a SOMR? How is it organized? What is the major disadvantage of this system?" 14, What is an EMR? What are some advantages and disadvantages of this type of medical recod? 15. Define the following abbreviations: bid ac CAD BP. CVA CHF de CXR Dx DVT fx fu HTN hs MI Hx NPO NKA pt pn R/O RBC Rx stat URI VS CASE STUDIES In the following case studies, what types of interview barriers are indicated? Explain...
806 Chapter 30 Physical Examination 2. Label the following questions as either onen-ended or closed-ended. a. How have you been feeling? b. Do you have a headache? c. Have you ever broken a bone? d. What brings you to the physician? e. Are you feeling better? 1. Do you have high blood pressure? & Tell me about your back pain. h. When did the nausea start? 1. Did your mother have a history of cancer? i. Do you smoke? 3....
612 Chapter 30 c m 3. Which is an open ended question? 2. How old are your b. What brings you to the office today? c. Do you smoke d. Does your head hunt 4. Which is an example of objective data? a complaints of pain b. social history past medical history d. blood pressure recordings a e tuning fork d. Snellon chart Where to the tuning fork placed when a bertest is performed? a on the mastoid process b....
Mr. Smith is a 62-year-old man who has just retired from after selling his successful grocery business. Over the past 3 months, he has experienced nausea and abdominal pain and has lost 20 pounds. He made an appointment with his primary care physician, who recommended that a CT scan be performed the next day. The scan indicated a mass in the pancreas that was highly suggestive of pancreatic carcinoma. The physician scheduled Mr. Smith for a follow-up appointment. The same...
Mr. Smith is a 62-year-old man who has just retired from after selling his successful grocery business. Over the past 3 months, he has experienced nausea and abdominal pain and has lost 20 pounds. He made an appointment with his primary care physician, who recommended that a CT scan be performed the next day. The scan indicated a mass in the pancreas that was highly suggestive of pancreatic carcinoma. The physician scheduled Mr. Smith for a follow-up appointment. The same...
4444 Understanding Health and Illness UNIT TWO 42 VOCABULARY Match the serm with ahe appropriate defininion or statement 1. Whatever the experiencing person says it is 2. Endogenous chemicals that act like opioids 3. Larger done of analgesic required to relieve same pain 4. Psychological dependence 5. Self-administered analgesics 6. Dose of analgesic limited by side effects 1 Addiction Tolerance 2. Ceiling effect 3. 4 Pain Prostaglandins Adjuvant 5. 6 7 Opioid .Patient-controlled analgesia 7. Medication that relieves pain 9....
Mrs. Stevenson was treated at the emergency room at Matthews Health, suffering from severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The emergency room physician palpated her abdomen but did not order laboratory tests. She was discharged home with a diagnosis of indigestion and given medicine to lessen her symptoms. A day later, she returned to the emergency room with excruciating abdominal pain and worsening nausea and vomiting. At that time, she was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix, peritonitis, and septicemia. In...
You are the home health nurse assigned to care for a patient who is in the terminal phase of cancer. Mrs. Downs is 48-years-of-age and underwent a bilateral mastectomy last year with lymph node involvement. Recently she has been diagnosed with metastasis to the bone. She has been taking oxycodone - one 5 mg tablet every 6 hours - and not being able to sleep well through the night and now has increasing pain to the point that her quality...
7. What happens if JS urine output decreases while he is receiving IV fluids and oral potassium? What would be the nurse's responsibility? 8. Because JS is taking a diuretic and digoxin, what should the nurse include in her teaching plan being sure to state your rationale? PN 200 Fundamentals of Nursing II Preventing Medication Errors - Analgesics Name: Date You are the home health nurse assigned to care for a patient who is in the terminal phase of cancer....