Obtaining Medical History and Vital Signs
Across
- 3. excessively sweaty
- 4. The bluish coloration of the skin caused by an inadequate supply of oxygen
- 5. the act of breathing in and out
- 7. subjective indication of illness or injury that can't be seen
- 10. the pulsation of the arteries that is felt with each heartbeat
- 13. the return of blood into the capillaries of the skin
- 16. the effort a patient must exert to breath
- 17. mnemonic used to help assess patients chief complaint
- 18. device used to auscultate sounds in the body
- 19. objective indication of illness or injury
- 20. The very first set of vital signs
- 21. The general condition of a patients level of awareness
- 24. the 5 most common signs used to evaluate a patients condition
Down
- 1. act of using hands to touch or feel the body
- 2. previous medical conditions and events for a patient
- 6. acronym used to assist in the gathering of important medical history
- 8. Act of comparing multiple sets of signs and symptoms over time
- 9. adequate delivery of well-oxygenated blood and nutrients to the body
- 11. The main medical complaint
- 12. yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes
- 14. Listening to internal sounds of the body
- 15. Measurement of the pressure inside the arteries
- 22. the pressure within the arteries when the heart beats
- 23. The pressure that remains in the arteries when the heart is at rest