Exam (elaborations)
AMLS ASSESSMENT FOR THE MEDICAL PATIENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
- Course
- Institution
AMLS ASSESSMENT FOR THE MEDICAL PATIENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
[Show more]
Content preview
AMLS ASSESSMENT FOR THE MEDICALPATIENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
What is pathophysiology? - ANSWER Pathophysiology or physiopathology is a convergence of pathology
with physiology. Pathology is the medical discipline that describes conditions typically observed during a
disease state, whereas physiology is the biological discipline that describes processes or mechanisms
operating within an organism.
What is AMLS? - ANSWER A dependable framework to support the reduction of morbidity and mortality
by using an assessment based approach to determine a differential diagnosis an effectively manage a
broad range of medical emergencies.
What is assessment-based patient management? - ANSWER Utilizing the patients cardinal presentation;
historical, diagnostic and physical exam findings; and ones own critical thinking skills as a healthcare
professional to diagnose and treat a patient.
Blood Pressure - ANSWER The tension exerted by blood on the aertial walls. Blood pressure is calculated
using the following... BP= Flow x Resistance
Cardinal Presentation - ANSWER The patients primary presenting sign or symptom; often this is the
patients chief complaint, but it may be an objective finding such as unconsciousness or choking.
Clinical Decision Making - ANSWER The ability to integrate assessment findings and test data with
experience and evidence based recommendations to make decisions regarding the most appropriate
treatment.
Clinical Reasoning - ANSWER The second conceptual component undermining the AMLS assessment
pathway, which combines good judgement with clinical experience to make accurate diagnoses and
initiate proper treatment. This process assumes the provider has a strong foundation of clinical
knowledge.
Differential Diagnosis - ANSWER The possible causes of the patients cardinal presentation
, Pattern Recongition - ANSWER Relating the healthcare providers knowledge of disease pathyphysiology
to the patients presenting signs and symptoms and recongizing if the patient presentation fits a
particular pattern.
Pharmokinetics - ANSWER The absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of medications.
Primary Survey - ANSWER The process of initially assessing the airway, breathing, circulation, and
perfusion status to identify and manage life-threatening conditions and establish priorites for further
assessment, treatment and transport.
Pulse Pressure - ANSWER The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure; normal pulse
pressure is 30 to 40 mm Hg.
Secondary Survey - ANSWER An in depth systematic evaluation of the patients history, physical exam,
vital signs, and diagnostic information used to identify additional emergent and nonemergent conditions
and modify differential diagnoses and management strategies.
Signs - ANSWER Objective evidence that a healthcare professional observes, feels, sees, hears, touches,
or smells.
Symptoms - ANSWER The S in SAMPLER; the patients subjective perceptions of what they feel, such as
nausea, or have experienced, such as a sensation of seeing flashing lights.
Therapeutic Communication - ANSWER A communcation process in which the healthcare provider uses
effective communication skills to obtain information about the patient and their condition, including the
use of the four E's: Engagement, Empathy, Education, Enlistment
Working Diagnosis - ANSWER The presumed cause of the patients condition, arrived at by evaluating all
assessment information thus far obtained while conducting further diagnostic testing to definitively
diagnose the illness
SCENARIO: At 0200 Medic 2 is dispatched to a difficulty breathing call. When pulling out of the station
you note to your partner... "this is our third pulmonary edema this month" You walk into a single story
home and find your patient in a hospital bed in the living room. By your guess, she weighs over 600
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Performance. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $13.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
78310 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now