Chapters 9-12 Review
Across
- 2. high-pitch sound caused by obstruction or swelling in the larynx
- 4. Something that can be observed or measured when assessing a patient
- 5. Airway that is clear and free from obstruction
- 7. Something the patient complains of or describes during the secondary assessment
- 10. In OPQRST, asks "What were you doing when all this began?"
- 12. In OPQRST, asks "What makes it better or worse?"
- 14. Disorganized electrical activity within the heart that renders the heart incapable of pumping blood
- 17. Act of using one’s hands to touch or feel the body to check vital signs
- 18. The contraction phase of the heart
- 20. Difficult or labored breathing
- 21. Device used to auscultate sounds within the body
- 24. In OPQRST, asks "Is the pain staying there or moving?"
- 26. In OPQRST, asks "What does the pain feel like?"
Down
- 1. Act of breathing out
- 3. Act of breathing in and out
- 6. Act of listening to internal sounds of the body, typically with a stethoscope
- 8. Act of breathing in
- 9. Application of an electric shock to a patient’s heart
- 11. The absence of breathing
- 13. Condition in which there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the blood and tissues
- 15. Device used to control the delivery of oxygen
- 16. The relaxation phase of the heart.
- 19. "S" in OPQRST
- 22. "T" in OPQRST
- 23. Mnemonic used during a secondary assessment to help assess the patient’s chief complaint
- 25. Acronym used to obtain a patient history during the secondary assessment.