What are the 4 parts to a patient's medical history?
chief complaint (CC), history of present illness (HPI), Past, Family and Social History
(PFSH), and review of systems (ROS)
Vital signs reflect the functions of what three body processes necessary for life?
body temperature, respiration and heart function
what are the 4 vital signs of body function?
temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
Give the normal temp ranges for the following sites: rectal, oral, axillary and tympanic
membrane?
rectal 98.6-100
oral 97.6-99.6
axillary 96.6-98.6
tympanic 9.8.6
febrile v afebrile
febrile is the presence of fever, afebrile is absence of fever
3 types of fever?
intermittent, remittent and continuous
oral temperature is not taken from which patients?
infants and children less than 6 yo, patients who had face, neck nose or mouth surgery, those
receiving oxygen, patients w altered mental status and others
how long should you wait for patients who just finished eating drinking or smoking to take
temp?
30 minutes
What method of taking temp is the least accurate?
axillary (underarm)
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