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NUR 310 Health Assessment Exam 1 Information, Health
Assessment Test 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

1 kg Correct Answer 2.2 lbs

1. underweight
2. healthy weight
3. overweight
4. obese Correct Answer 1. less than 18.5 kg/m
2. 18.5- 24.9
3. 25- 29.9
4. 30 and above

A-delta fibers pain Correct Answer sharp or stabbing

ABCDE abnormal characteristics of skin lesions Correct
Answer Asymmetry
Border Irregularity
Color
Diameter greater than 6mm
Elevation and enlargement

Abortions Correct Answer either elective or spontaneous

abortions Correct Answer the number of elective or
spontaneous

acute pain Correct Answer dissipates after injury, predictable

afterload Correct Answer opposing pressure that the ventricle
must generate to open the aortic valve

,Aggravating and Alleviating factors Correct Answer What
affects the symptoms?

AHA BP categories
-elevated
-hypertension stage 1
-hypertension stage 2
-hypertension stage 3 Correct Answer -120-129, less than 80
-130-139, 80-89
-140+, 90+
-above 180, above 120

air hunger Correct Answer impaired perfusion of oxygenated
blood to lungs

Alcohol based hand rub Correct Answer kill more organisms
more quickly, less damaging to skin
- use mechanical soap-and-water washing when hands are
visibly soiled

Alopecia Correct Answer describes partial or complete loss of
hair to an area.

alopecia Correct Answer partial or complete loss of hair to area
(chemotherapy, severe illness, tight braiding, ringworm)

anorexia/constipation Correct Answer marginal perfusion to GI
tract

,apical pulse Correct Answer a pulse taken with a stethoscope at
the apex of the heart - actual heartbeat heard and counted (5th
intercostal space over chest/mid clavicular)

apnea Correct Answer absence of spontaneous respirations for
more than 10 seconds

apnea Correct Answer total absence of breathing

Apnea Correct Answer total absence of breathing; may be
periodic

asystole Correct Answer absence of a pulse

Ataxic breathing (biots) Correct Answer breathing is very
irregular with varying depths of respiration and periods of apnea

ataxic breathing (biots) Correct Answer irregular pattern,
varying depths of respiration and periods of apnea
-spinal meningitis, heat stroke, head trauma, brain abscess,
encephalitis

Autonmy Correct Answer individuals have the right to
determine their own actions and the freedom to make their own
choices

Autonomy Correct Answer Individuals have the right to
determine their own actions and freedom to make their own
decisions

, AV valves Correct Answer open when heart fills with blood
(diastole) and close when heart pumps (systole)
-tricuspid: between R a/v
-bicuspid (mitral): between L a/v

axillary and temporal temperature route Correct Answer add 1°
F (b/c they both measure 1° F lower than oral)

axillary route Correct Answer less accurate, less frequent in
adults
-skin surface (+1)
97.2 F AX

aystsole Correct Answer heart rate of 0, medical emergency

Barrel Chest Correct Answer - found in patients with COPD,
- a rounded appearance, horizontal ribs, slight kyphosis
(humpback) of the thorax, and a prominent sternal angle.

barrel chest Correct Answer -rounded appearance, horizontal
ribs, slight kyphosis of the thorax, prominent sternal angle
-associated with normal aging, infant's chest, chronic
emphysema, asthma

bell of the stethoscope Correct Answer cup-shaped endpiece
used for soft, low-pitched heart sounds

bell side is for Correct Answer soft and low pitch sound
(murmurs and extra heart sounds)

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