List 2 of the 4 basic elements of miscommunication when taking a history for an older (geriatric) patient.

What portion of the SOAP note will you put this sentence and why? “The patient reported pain at 6/10 on the visual analog scale of 0-10.”

“The patient reported constant deep ache after running.”  What is likely the provoking factor of pain for this patient?

What section of the SOAP note will you find this statement:  “The patient will be referred for further evaluation of the shoulder secondary to a lack of progress with range of motion and pain.”

Describe a greenstick fracture in simple terms.

List the red flag in this patient history.  What follow up question would you ask? “The patient reported knee pain at night.  The pain was a deep ache right at the end of the femur.  The patient did not have pain with palpation.  The patient did not report a mechanism of injury.”  

New-generation maximum security prisons are based on the idea that offenders are sent to prison as ____, not for rehabilitation.

How will you describe a comminuted fracture of the fibula in simple language?

In the SOAP note what section would you put this sentence in and why? “The patient had tenderness to palpation over the medial tibial border and was teary eyed.”

Research indicates that during the 1980s – 2000s the number of prisoners in the United States vastly increased and that a growing proportion were locked up for drug offenses.