Patient Assessment Midterm 2

Front

Which of the following is not a vital sign? temperature, pulse, blood pressure, jugular venous pressure, Respiratory rate

Back

jugular venous pressure

Front

A list of potential causes for the patient's problems is called ________________.

Back

differential diagnoses

Front

Problem Representation

Back

The process of taking the information given, narrowing down pertinent information, and putting it into clinical terms as a 1-2 sentence summary.

Front

A pattern of characteristics for a particular disease or illness that can be compared to the situation at hand is called a/an ___________.

Back

illness script

Front

When you are wrapping up the patient visit, you present the patient with options for their treatment and ask about their own personal goals and objectives. This is called __________.

Back

shared decision making