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NUR 1020 - Exam 2 Review ch.21 Questions With Complete Solutions
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NUR 1020 - Exam 2 Review ch.21 Questions With CompleteSolutions
0 Correct Answer no palpable pulse
1+ Correct Answer faint but detectable
1+ pitting edema = Correct Answer Slight pitting, 2mm
2+ Correct Answer Normal pulse
2+ pitting edema = Correct Answer Deeper pit, 4 mm
3 ways crackles can be described: Correct Answer 1. Fine
2. Medium
3. Coarse
3+ Correct Answer increased intensity, bounding
3+ pitting edema = Correct Answer Deep pit, 6 mm
*Dependent extremity enlarged
4+ pitting edema = Correct Answer Very deep pit, 8mm
*Dependent extremity extremely distorted
A complete physical exam requires systematic assessment of
what? Correct Answer Each body system
ABCDE (assessing moles) Correct Answer Asymmetry
Border
Color variation
,Diameter greater than 0.5cm
Elevation above skin surface
Abnormal lesions (2) Correct Answer 1. Primary lesions - acne
i.e.
2. Secondary lesions - develop from primary lesions
Evaluate skin lesions for possible malignancy - ABCDE
Absence of bowel sounds is considered: Correct Answer
abnormal
Accommodation assesses: Correct Answer Extraocular
movement
Acromegaly Correct Answer large head, associated w/ excess
growth hormone
Adventitious breath sounds = Correct Answer Abnormal
sounds that originate in the lungs and airways.
alert Correct Answer follows commands in timely fashion
Alopecia = Correct Answer hair loss around the temples and
center of scalp
- normal balding in men
Alopecia areata Correct Answer benign autoimmune disorder
Anisocoria Correct Answer unequal pupils
,Another name for wheezing = Correct Answer sibilant
wheezing
Aphthous ulcers Correct Answer small painful vesicles with
red periphery and white pale yellow base
major i.e. herpes, HIV, & bacterial infections
Assess alcohol, tobacco, & recreational drug use Correct
Answer *inquire in nonjudgmental manner
Assess speech, difficulty w/ articulation may indicate what?
Correct Answer Neurological impairment
Assessment for adolescents: Correct Answer 1. Provide privacy
2. Address concerns that they are "normal"
3. Teach healthy lifestyle
4. Screen for suicide risk
Assessment for older adults: Correct Answer 1. May need to be
positioned according to mobility
2. Adapt exam to vision/hearing changes
3. Assess for change in physical ability
4. Assess for ability to perform ADL's
5. Provide periods of rest as needed
Assessment for preschoolers: Correct Answer 1. Use doll to
demonstrate
2. Child may still want parental contact
3. Allow child to help w/ exam
, Assessment for school-age children: Correct Answer 1. Show
approval & develop rapport
2. Allow independence
3. Teach about how body works
Assessment for young/middle adults: Correct Answer 1.
Modify in presence of acute or chronic illness
Atelctasis = Correct Answer collapse of all or part of the lung
decreases breath sounds
Auscultation is the last step for all body systems EXCEPT:
Correct Answer the abdomen
Bronchial breath sound descriptors: Correct Answer Pitch: high
Quality: hollow
Amplitude: loud
Duration: Inspiration < expiration
Location: over main tem bronchi
Broncho-vesicular breath sound descriptors: Correct Answer
Pitch: medium
Quality: mixed
Amplitude: medium
Duration: inspiration = expiration
Location:
- posterior between scapulae
- anterior upper sternum, 1st two intercostal spaces
bruit = Correct Answer obstructed air flow
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