primary assessment

assessment

[əses′mənt]

Etymology: L, assidere, to sit beside

1 (in medicine and nursing) an evaluation or appraisal of a condition.

2 the process of making such an evaluation.

3 (in a problem-oriented medical record) an examiner's evaluation of the disease or condition based on the patient's subjective report of the symptoms and course of the illness or condition and the examiner's objective findings, including data obtained through laboratory tests, physical examination, medical history, and information reported by family members and other health care team members. See also nursing assessment, problem-oriented medical record. assess, v.

assessment [ah-ses´ment]

an appraisal or evaluation.

fetal assessment see fetal assessment.

focused assessment a highly specific assessment performed on patients in the emergency department, focusing on the system or systems involved in the patient's problem.

functional assessment an objective review of an individual's mobility, transfer skills, and activities of daily living, including self care, sphincter control, mobility, locomotion, and communication. It is used to establish a baseline, to predict rehabilitation outcomes, to evaluate therapeutic interventions, and for standardizing communication for research purposes.

lethality assessment a systematic method of assessing a patient's suicide potential.

neurologic assessment see neurologic assessment.

nursing assessment see nursing assessment.

primary assessment a rapid, initial examination of a patient to recognize and manage all immediate life-threatening conditions. Called also primary survey.

secondary assessment a continuation of the primary assessment, where the medical professional obtains vital signs, reassesses changes in the patient's condition, and performs appropriate physical examinations.

assessment,

n 1. in clinical medicine, evaluation of the patient for the purposes of forming a diagnosis and plan of treatment.
2. in research, evaluation of a treatment or diagnostic test through experiment and measurement.

assessment,

n the qualified opinion of a healthcare provider, informed by patient feedback and examination results, with regard to a specific health issue, whether critical, pending, or routine.

assessment, extraoral,

n a preliminary examination of the head, neck, and face, usually made in conjunction with an intraoral examination, to recognize anomalies that might impact the patient's health; may require observation, listening, touch, and smell.

assessment, risk,

n process of evaluating a potential hazard, likelihood of suffering, or any adverse effects.

assessment stroke,

n the light movement of an instrument against a tooth to detect calculus, caries, overhangs, or other surface irregularities; the movement of a probe to determine pocket depth. Also called
exploratory stroke.

assessment

the critical analysis and evaluation or judgment of the status or quality of a particular condition, situation, or other subject of appraisal. For example—clinical assessment of a patient's condition as a prerequisite to making a prognosis.

assessment

Medtalk Evaluation. See Exposure assessment, Functional assessment, Nutritional assessment, Probabalistic safety assessment, Process assessment, Quality assessment, Quantitative risk assessment, Risk assessment.

Patient discussion about assessment.

Q. Regarding risk-factor assessment? Hello, I am……….., I heard ACSM has recently issued a new edition of its exercise guidelines. Were any changes made regarding risk-factor assessment?

A. Are you fitness professional? I understand that you are very much interested in food guidelines. It can be difficult to keep up with the latest guidelines and standards. This is particularly true this year, which has seen new USDA Food Guidelines in January, a revised Food Pyramid in May and, most recently, the release of the 7th edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. The good news is that the ACSM risk factors have been minimally revised. For your reference, here is a summary of what has and has not changed for the 2006 edition.

Q. assessment of down syndrom

A. down syndrome is a very easy diagnosis - it just need a chromosome check and seeing 3 (instead 2) chromosomes number 21. -

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/down/

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Each community outreach team will consist of a Regional Welfare Officer, a Welfare Support Team member, a Clinical Psychiatric Nurse, a Therapist and access to a regional psychiatrist/psychologist, all of which will provide welfare support, primary assessment, on-going treatment and group therapy, as well as vital support for the family too.

Prime Minister Visits and Backs Combat Stress Support for Veterans by PR Newswire Europe

The total damage of the power corporation shall be around two crores according to primary assessment.

Two killed as storm hits Tripura by Asian News International

FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS COMMITTED BY MAJOR MALIK NADAL HASAN 05/11/2009 AND PRIMARY ASSESSMENT FROM INDEPENDENT PSYCHOLOGY DEPT.

The Pressures of Army Life on the Human Mind- the Texas 05/11/2009 ... by Russell S. Wyllie / Psychology and mental health community

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