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biomedical- unit 2_ clinical care (1)
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biomedical- unit 2: clinical carepediatrician - ANS-a specialist physician who provides medical care to children
medical assistant - ANS-unlicensed care giver who works primarily in doctors offices and clinics.
they assist their medical director through a wide variety of duties
nurse - ANS-licensed health care professional who is skilled in promoting and maintaining
health
medical history - ANS-record of past and current health
chief complaint - ANS-the patients description of what they feel is their main health problem
physical signs - ANS-observable signs of illness
symptoms - ANS-subjective evidence of disease a patient perceives
current history - ANS-current health issues symptoms or tests or allergies, medications, and
health habits
pervious history - ANS-includes information about any past health issues, medications, and
previous hospital stays
social history - ANS-living situation, occupation, school, travel, or other social activities
family history - ANS-medical history about patient's family
demeanor - ANS-a doctor that has a cheerful attitude will gain the patient's trust
tact - ANS-a doctor that chooses their words carefully to not upset their patient when they have
to deliver bad news
empathy - ANS-the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person
stethoscope - ANS-used to hear breathing or heart beat
scale - ANS-to measure weight
sphygmomanometer - ANS-measures the force of blood moving through blood vessels
tape measure - ANS-measures how tall a person is
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