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The assesment of a patient is done by a nurse or doctor. This involves pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, using a stethoscope to listen to lungs, heart, and stomach. Sometimes the doctor may or may not press into your abdomen or stomach area to feel for tenderness or anything abnormal. They also lightly press your finger tips to see the capillaries refill. This is basic out-patient (a doctors appointment). In-patient (being hospitalized) could involve a doctor or nurse checking IV's, any open wounds, etc. Health history can drag on if you do not have a medicine sheet. Make a list of all the medications you are currently on. Right the name of the med on the bottle, the dosage and times you take it. Carry your pharmacy's phone number with you and your insurance card. The medicine sheet really comes in handy when you have to take alot of meds. Basically health history is when they ask you how old you are, have you had surgeries, do you have any chronic illnesses, any family history of illnesses, if you do or do not have Allergies, and if you can try and remember the names of past doctors and places you have gone before. Though this may get redundant, it is ok to simply answer "I am not sure".
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What is a health assesment?
Someone from a health care practice like a doctor or care aide will examine you and determine the status of your health. They will then report back to whoever it was that asked them to perform the assesment.
Different health examination during the opening classes?
alexisbalicuatro=interval heath history,head to toe health appraisal,assesment of growth development,and scholl progress and mental health evaluation of the child and family
What is interval health history?
The interval health history is what has happened since the last time the person was seen.
What is risk assesment?
an estimate of the like hood of adverse effectss that may result from exposure to certain health hazards, pollutants in the enviroment
What is the best way to obtain a health history?
The clinical interview is the most common method for obtaining a health history.
Brief history and development of health education in Nigeria?
Development of health in Nigeria
History of mental health in the Philippines?
department of health
What has the author Deloris J Middlebrooks written?
Deloris J. Middlebrooks has written: 'A HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM IN NEVADA, 1963-1983' -- subject(s): Education, Health, Health Sciences, Nursing, Health education, History of Science, Nursing Health Sciences
Importance on how the health history of the Filipinos has either improved or unimproved in terms of health care?
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Who should conduct a health history?
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What has the author Ka-che Yip written?
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Everyone can get health insurance, no matter their medical history
