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Unit 2.1 PLTW Biomed (1).
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Unit 2.1 PLTW Biomeddiagnosis - ANS-identification of a patient's disease or injury
demeanor - ANS-outward behavior
tact - ANS-discretion and sensitivity when dealing with patients
empathy - ANS-understanding and sharing feelings with patients
medical history - ANS-record of past and current health
chief complaint - ANS-a patient's overview of what they think is their main health problem
physical signs - ANS-observable signs of illness
found externally
symptoms - ANS-subjective evidence of a disease, lets the doctor narrow down conditions and
make tests
current history - ANS-patient's main complaint, current health issues, treatments/tests that the
patient just had or will have, allergies, medication, health habits
previous history - ANS-any past health problems, procedures, medications, vaccinations, and
hospital visits
social history - ANS-aspects of the patient's lifestyle
family history - ANS-medical information about the patient's family
vital signs - ANS-medical signs that indicate the health of the patient's vital functions
systolic - ANS-Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ventricles.
diastolic - ANS-Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.
pulse - ANS-number of heartbeats in a minute
60-100
measured with an oximeter
respiratory rate - ANS-number of breaths per minute
12-20, stethoscope
, blood pressure - ANS-measure force applied to artery walls as blood pumps and amount of
blood pumped
mm Hg
less than 120/80
height - ANS-tape measure
ft and in
weight - ANS-scale
pounds
BMI - ANS-ratio of height to weight
calculator
weight * 703/height
breath sounds - ANS-stethoscope
oxygen saturation - ANS-amount of oxygen in blood
95-99%
SpO2
Oximeter
Low saturation = respiratory illness
temperature - ANS-How warm a patient's body is
97-99
Degrees F or C
Varied temp = infection
otoscope - ANS-tool used during an ear exam
opthalmoscope - ANS-tool used during an eye exam
cancer - ANS-a disease caused by uncontrollable cell division
melanoma - ANS-when UV rays damage DNA in melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) and
they grow uncontrollably
develops on skin exposed to sun
mitral valve regurgitation - ANS-when the mitral valve doesn't close all the way, allowing blood
to flow back into the left atrium from the left ventricle and making the heart work harder
brings extra heart sounds
cornea - ANS-outermost layer of the eye
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