What You’ll Discover in Angelica Dizon Hands-On Physical Assessment More Patients, Less Time
- Faculty:
- Angelica Dizon
- Duration:
- Full Day
- Format:
- Audio and video
- Copyright:
- April 21, 2017
Description
- Proven Physical Assessment Techniques in Today’s Fast-Paced Environment
- Increase your confidence, efficiency, and elimination of errors
- Normal vs. Pathology – When abnormal becomes an issue
- Be efficient and precise in your head-To-Proper Toe Assessment –
- Eliminate “Eye-Balling” Patients
- Predict Differential Diagnosis by Identifying Cardiac Respiratory, and Neurological Disorders
- Hands-On Clinical Demo Labs
Our clinical lives are characterized by the need to see more patients in a shorter time. How do we manage? We spend less time with each patient, but still ensure a thorough physical exam.
“8 in 10 misdiagnoses were due, in part, to problems in the patient encounter, such as errors during the physical exam or medical history-taking.” American Medical Association
We can’t afford to overlook any clues in the short time we have with each patient. That’s why, now more than ever – we must incorporate proper physical assessment skills and listening techniques into our daily practice. This seminar will help you improve your confidence, efficiency, and eliminate mistakes. We are confident that this lecture will provide you with the tools and confidence you need to make your practice more efficient.
Handouts
| Manual (17.44 MB) | 90 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Head-To-Toe Approach Learn how to make a headshot that is quick and precise.-To-toe assessment
- The most comprehensive assessment of the patient is the best.
- Assess baseline to identify changes in patient status
- Use these tips and tools to make your exam more efficient without missing any key clues
- Assess the situation using proper skills such as inspection, palpation of percussions, and auscultation
Neurological Examination The 6: Mastering the Art of Living-Part components of a Neuro exam in less time
- How to Uncover the 6-Parts of a thorough Neurological Exam
- ABCT Components of Mental Status
- Key points and clues for using Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), Instrument and what results can be obtained
- Analyze the normal and abnormal findings of altered mental status, motor, sensory and cerebellar functions, reflexes.
- What to look for in a physical examination?
- LIVE PARTNER DEMOS – Practice with case studies, proper assessment
- Key clues you can’t miss
- Readings, risk factors, and subjective and objective data
- Plan of Care
Respiratory exam Identifying different sounds of the lungs and their locations is a way to narrow down your diagnosis
- Physical Assessment of the respiratory system – key points of normal anatomy to keep in mind
- Lung sounds and identification of normal, abnormal, decreased, or absent breath
- Assessment Tactile Fremitus, percussion and lung auscultation techniques
- How to interpret what you hear and how you should interpret it.
- Bronchial, Broncho-Vesicular, Vesicular Sounds of Breath
- Bronchophony, Egophony, Whispered Petroliloquy
- Death Rattle, Absent Sounds of Breath
- What to do with the adventitious sounds Crackles, Rhonchis Stridor, Wheezes, Stridor and Stridor?
- What Lung Sounds to Expect for Different Diseases
- LIVE PARTNER DEMOS
Cardiac Exam – Understanding the various murmurs and their location in order to pinpoint the disease process
- Examining the mitral, tricupid, pulmonary and aortic valves.
- Sites for auscultation, sequencing and skills
- A functional murmur has certain characteristics
- How do you identify?
- 7-Point classification
- Is a murmur considered pathological when it becomes a murmur?
- There are strategies to detect abnormal cardiac sounds
- LIVE PARTNER DEMOS – Practice and learn from examples
Faculty
Angelica Dizon, MD. MSN. MBA-HCM, BSN. RN. NP-C Similar seminars and products 4
Angelica F. Dizon, MD, MSN. MBA-HCM, BSN. RN. NP-C is a registered nursing assistant and doctor of medicine. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience and academic teaching, mostly in the hospital setting.
Angelica Her work in the medical field has earned her a lot of recognition. She has also worked in home care and skilled nursing. Most recently, she’s serving as the director of clinical services in one of the leading home healthcare agencies in Maryland.
Her diverse experiences have provided her with a unique patient perspective to facilitate the highest level of patient care – anticipated findings, as well as identification and monitoring of various disease states. Her passion and talent for educating and mentoring other healthcare professionals will make this an event you don’t want to miss!
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Angelica F. Dizon Radians College is her faculty member. PESI, Inc. grants her a speaking honourarium
Non-financial: Angelica F. Dizon Has no pertinent non-Financial relationships must be disclosed
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