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CCMA Certification study guideChief complaint CC - CORRECT ANSWER-The reason a patient called for help.
Also, the patient's response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What
happened?"
History of present illness HPI - CORRECT ANSWER-Explains the chief
complaint. A chronological description of the development of the patient's present
illness from the first sign or symptom or from the previous encounter to the
present.
Vital Signs - CORRECT ANSWER-Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood
pressure are all ___________ ___________.
Normal oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-97.6F - 99.6F
intermittent fever - CORRECT ANSWER-Fever that alternates between elevated
and normal or subnormal body temperatures.
Remittent fever - CORRECT ANSWER-fever in which temperature fluctuates
greatly but never falls to the normal level.
Continuous fever - CORRECT ANSWER-A fever that remains constant above
the baseline, does not fluctuate.
60-100 BPM - CORRECT ANSWER-Normal pulse rate
Respirations - CORRECT ANSWER-Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into
account when measuring what?
Systole - CORRECT ANSWER-contraction of the heart
Diastole - CORRECT ANSWER-relaxation of the heart
, Anthropometric measurements - CORRECT ANSWER-Measurement of height,
(length rather than height is used in infants because they cannot stand.), weight,
BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of body fat.
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-General appearance, state of nutrition, body
habits, symmetry, pasture and gait, speech.
palpation - CORRECT ANSWER-to examine by touch
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-physical examination method of tapping over
the body to elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the size, border, or fluid
content of a cavity such as the chest.
Ausculation - CORRECT ANSWER-the act of listening to sounds arising within
organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-a government agency in the Department of Labor
to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CORRECT ANSWER-an emergency procedure
for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual external cardiac
compression
SHOCK - CORRECT ANSWER-This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the
heart and in turn to the rest of the body.
Symptoms of shock - CORRECT ANSWER-Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
First aid for Shock - CORRECT ANSWER-maintain open airway for the victim,
call for assistance, keep victim lying down w/ head lower than rest of body;
attempt to control bleeding or other cause of shock if known; keep victim warm
until help arrives
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