Begin by confirming the patient’s name and date of birth. Which of the following is the most appropriate way to do so?
Hello. I’ll be taking care of you tonight. Can you tell me your name and when you
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Begin by confirming the patient’s name and date of birth. Which of the following is the most appropriate way to do so?
Hello. I’ll be taking care of you tonight. Can you tell me your name and when you were born?
Hey . . . Gabriel . . . I’m 8 . . .”
Question 01/23/21
6:33 PM PST
His name is Gabriel Martinez. Gabriel is 8.
You should also confirm Ms. Martinez’s relationship with Gabriel. Which of the following questions is the most appropriate way to do so?
Hello. Are you Gabriel’s guardian?
Yes. I’m his mother.
Question 01/23/21
6:34 PM PST
Which of the following actions should you perform first?
I want to interview the patient and guardian to establish Chief Complaint.
What brings you in today?
It’s really hard to breathe . . . I have asthma . . .
Yes, my son started having difficulty breathing after school today. It’s been about 4 hours or so.
What should you do next?
Question 01/23/21
6:37 PM PST
Question 01/23/21
6:38 PM PST
Now that I have established Gabriel’s chief complaint, I need to take his vitals and conduct a pediatric asthma severity (PAS) score to better understand the severity of the patient’s condition.
Perform all of the following assesments and record the vitals in your EHR. Use the PAS Score tab in the EHR to calculate Gabriel’s total score and choose the appropriate exacerbation severity for Assessed PAS – PreIntervention in the Objective Data tab.
Auscultated breath sounds: expiratory and inspiratory wheezing
Select your next course of action.
Question 01/23/21
6:39 PM PST
Exam Action 01/23/21
6:40 PM PST
Inpected chest: Mild intercostal retractions visible
Select your next course of action.
You observe so far during the assessment that Gabriel is speaking in partial sentences before having to take a breath.
Exam Action 01/23/21
6:43 PM PST
Exam Action 01/23/21
6:44 PM PST
Select your next course of action.
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