Patient Assessment Vocabulary

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  1. 4. Ankle pulse
  2. 6. wound or injury
  3. 7. The first actions taken to form an impression of the patient's condition; to determine the patient's responsiveness and introduce yourself to the patient; to check the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation; and to acknowledge the patient's chief complaint. The primary assessment is sometimes called the initial patient assessment.
  4. 9. The measurement of blood pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries during contraction of the heart
  5. 12. A condition the patient tells you, such as "I feel dizzy"
  6. 14. A weak pulse
  7. 15. High Blood Pressure
  8. 17. A condition that occurs when three or more ribs are each broken in two places and the chest wall lying between the fractures becomes a free-floating segment
  9. 18. A step within the patient assessment process that involves a quick assessment of the scene and the surroundings to provide information about scene safety and the mechanism of injury or nature of illness before you enter and begin patient care.
  10. 19. breathing out
  11. 21. A condition that you observe in a patient, such as bleeding or the temperature of the patient's skin
  12. 22. The lower extremity; specifically the portion from the knee to the ankle
  13. 24. The wave of pressure created as the heart contracts and forces blood out the left ventricle and into the major arteries.
  14. 25. Measurements of critical parameters used to assess the patient's immediate health condition including pulse, capillary refill, skin condition, temperature, respirations, and blood pressure
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  1. 1. Pulse located on the inside of the wrist on the thumb side.
  2. 2. The speed at which a person is breathing (measured in breaths per minute)
  3. 3. The circular openings in the middle of the eye.
  4. 5. A patient's medical history. The letters stand for Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent past history, Last oral intake, Events associated with the illness or injury.
  5. 8. consists of the arm, forearm, wrist, and hand
  6. 10. breathing out
  7. 11. low blood pressure
  8. 13. Breaks in a bone
  9. 16. To examine by touch
  10. 20. Consists of the thigh, leg, ankle, and foot
  11. 23. The step in the patient assessment sequence in which you carefully examine the patient from head to toe, and measure vital signs.