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Which cranial nerves control the extraocular muscles (EOM)?

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  • Oculomotor (II),
  • Abducens (VI),
  • Trochlear (IV)
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Documenting Heart Sounds x4

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  1. Frequency/Pitch
  2. Intensity/Loudness
  3. Duration
  4. Timing: systole/diastole
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Striae which occur when elastic fibers in the reticular layers of the skin are broken after rapid or prolonged stretching, have a distinct color when of long duration. What is this color?

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Silvery White

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  • Keloid
    • hypertrophic scar
    • elevetated skin by excess scar tisue
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All Patients Take Meds..

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  • Aortic (2nd Rt, ICS)
  • Pulmonary (2nd Left, ICS)
  • Tricuspid (Lt lower sternum)
  • Mitral (5th ICS midclavical)
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Cranial Nerve Mneumonic Sensory, Motor or Both

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  • Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Bad Business Marry Money
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degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip, knee, and thumb joints.

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Osteoarthritis

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  • Keloid
    • hypertrophic scar
    • elevetated skin by excess scar tisue
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  • Polycyclic
  • i.e. psoriasis
  • anular lesions grow together
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Define a Lymph Node

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  • Small oval clumps of lymphatic tissue located at intervals along the vessels.
  • Filter fluid before returned to bloodstream
  • remove harmful organisms.
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Compound Nevus

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12
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Which of the following options is not a change that comes with menopause?

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  • The vaginal pH becomes more alkalotic
  • The vagina becomes shorter and narrower
  • The cervix shrinks
  • The ovaries hypertrophy
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junctional nevus

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14
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  • Scale
  • compact flakes of skin
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  • Scale
  • compact flakes of skin
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During assessment of the spine, what do you ask the patient?

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  • Flex
  • Extend
  • Abduct
  • Rotate
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17
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Characteristics of Osteoarthritis?

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  • Joints ache and may be tender but have little or no swelling.
  • Symptoms often begin on one side of the body and may spread to the other side.
  • Onset develops slow over the years
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  • Meta-tarso-phangeal joint
  • Redness, swelling, heat, tenderness
  • metabolic disorder, elevated serum uric acid
  • More predominant in men older than 40 yrs
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What 4 areas do you auscultate when listening to the heart?

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  • Aortic, Pulmonic, Tricuspid, Mitral
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Describe the Cervical Node

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  • Drains the head and neck
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A murmur heard after S1 and before S2 is classified as

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systolic (possibly benign)

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22
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  • zosteriform
  • linear around unilateral nerve
  • ex: herpes
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23
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Describe the Epitrochlear Node

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  • In the Antecubital fossa
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24
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3 Common types of birthmarks

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  1. freckles
  2. junctional nevus
  3. compound nevus
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25
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moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

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eversion

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26
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3 Common types of birthmarks

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  1. freckles
  2. junctional nevus
  3. compound nevus
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  • Confluent Lesion
  • ex hives//uriticaria
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The nurse assess a patient with osteoarthritis, what would be an expected sign/symptom?

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  • stiff knees, hips, fingers, and vertebrae
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29
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Describe the Left Lung

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  • narrower than the right w/ 2 lobes
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30
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moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

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circumduction

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31
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Melena

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really dark stools b/c of blood

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32
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  • Discrete lesion
  • Skin tags//acne
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33
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3 areas of the Glasgow Coma Scale

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  1. eye opening
  2. motor response to stimuli
  3. verbal response
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34
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Swan-neck, boutonnière deformity, and ulnar deviation are conditions associated with

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rheumatoid arthritis

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35
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Cerebellar function is assesed by which of the following tests?

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coordination, hop on one foot

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36
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Often seen with history of trauma or obesity, and can be genetic

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osteoarthritis

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37
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junctional nevus

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38
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Arterial Insufficiency Characteristics

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  • coolness/pallor
  • Diminished pulses
  • shiny, thin skin
  • well defined edges NO bleeding
  • pale ischemic base
  • occur at toes, heels, lateral ankle
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39
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Cranial Nerve Mneumonic

Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel Very Good Velvet AH!

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  • Olfactoryoptic
  • Oculomotor
  • Trochlear
  • Trigeminal
  • Abducens
  • Facial
  • Vestibulocochlear
  • Glossopharyngeal
  • Vagus
  • Accessory
  • Hypoglossal
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40
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What is the parietal lobe concerned with?

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  • post-central gyrus
  • primary center for sensation
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41
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The group of axillary lymph nodes that drains the other three groups of nodes is the:

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Central Nodes

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42
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An area of the body that is supplied mainly from one spinal segment through a particular spinal nerve is identified as a:

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dermatone

43
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Why are children more at risk for ear infections?

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They have shorter, wider, more horizontal Eustachian tubes

44
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Each half of the cerebrum is a

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hemisphere

45
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characterized by hard, nontender nodules, 2 to 3 mm or more

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Osteoarthritis

46
Q
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  • Wheal
    • Urticaria-hives
  • raised irregular shape due to edema
  • mosquito bites, allergies
47
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control of body temperature

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hypothalamus

48
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  • Discrete lesion
  • Skin tags//acne
49
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Describe the inguinal nodes

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  • in the groin
50
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  • Macule
    • Patch larger than 1 cm
  • flat not raised
51
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Where is S1 louder than S2

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at the apex

52
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Gyrate Lesion

53
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Where do arteries carry blood from?

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from the heart

54
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Temporal Lobe Function?

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  • Auditory reception center
  • Hearing, taste, and smell
  • Wernicke’s Area= language comprehension
55
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Gyrate Lesion

56
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A
  • Polycyclic
  • i.e. psoriasis
  • anular lesions grow together
57
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This occurs when the pulmonic valve stays open a little bit longer during inspiration.

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Split S2 (lub-T-dub)

58
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Objective Findings for Osteoarthritis

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  • Limited ROM in the affected joint
  • fluid is easily moved around the joint space
59
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Turning the forearm so the palm is out

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Pronation

60
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  • Vesicle
    • Bulla- larger than 1cm
  • a blister, herpes chicken pox, shingles
61
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Subjective Data for Osteoarthritis

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  • Pain (worse later in the day)
  • stiffness
  • reported limited ROM
62
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Signs/Symptoms of Hemorrhoids

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  • Swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus that cause discomfort and bleeding
  • Painless flabby papules, varicose vein of the hemorrhoidal plexus
  • Occurs from straining at stool, pregnancy, obesity, liver disease, or low fiber diet.
63
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A 78 year old male comes into the office and the nurse assesses that he has a greying/white arc/circle around his cornea with no vision loss. She should conclude that the patient has:

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Arcus Senillis

64
Q

Moving the body part forward and parallel to the ground

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protraction

65
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A newborn’s nail beds may be blue (cyanotic) for the first few hours of life, then they turn what color?

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pink

66
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Neurological Changes in the Older Adult

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  • loss of muscle bulk
  • general atrophy
  • nerve conduction decrease 5-10%
  • Slower Reaction Time
  • Touch, Smell Taste, Pain sensation diminished
  • decrease blood flow / oxygen
67
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  • Vesicle
    • Bulla- larger than 1cm
  • a blister, herpes chicken pox, shingles
68
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Turning the forearm so the palm is up

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supination

69
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What is the function of the occipital lobe?

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Visual Receptor Center

70
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Describe the Axillary Nodes

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  • drain the breast and upper arm
71
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What is the best position for inspecting the breasts for retraction?

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Sitting with hand pushing onto hips

72
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Signs/Symptoms of Fecal Impaction

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  • Decreased Bowel Motility
  • A collection of hard, desiccated feces in the rectum
  • May complain of constipatior or of diarrhea as a fecal stream passes around the impaction
73
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Venous Insufficiency Characteristics

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  • Brawny edema
  • brown pigment deposits
  • pulses are normal
  • Bleeding uneven edges
74
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What do veins do?

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drain deoxygenation blood from the tissues and return it to the heart

75
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Straightening a limb at a joint

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extension

76
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RAM

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  • Roy’s Adaption Model
  • the individual as a set of interrelated systems (biological, psychological and social).
  • strives to maintain a balance between these systems and the outside world,
77
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During neurologic examination the tendon reflex fails to appear. Before striking the tendon again, the examiner might use what type of technique?

A

reinforcement

78
Q

Bending a limb at a joint

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flexion

79
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A
  • zosteriform
  • linear around unilateral nerve
  • ex: herpes
80
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A
  • Confluent Lesion
  • ex hives//uriticaria
81
Q

When is the best time to perform a breast self examination?

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on the 4th - 7th day of the cycle

82
Q
A
  • Papule
    • Plaque larger than 1 cm
  • can feel, slightly elevated
  • mole wart
83
Q

Influences Body Temperature

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Diurnal Cycle

84
Q

Where is the most common site for breast tumors

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upper outer quadrant

85
Q

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

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retraction

86
Q
A

Compound Nevus

87
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Dehydration Assessment

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  • Dry mucous membranes
  • lips cracked
  • Skin is fissured
  • Tenting w/ turgor
88
Q

skin normal findings seen mostly in infants? x3

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  1. Cafe Au Lait Spot
  2. Mongolian Spot
  3. Lanugo
89
Q

Which of the following vital signs are characteristic of an aging adult?

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  1. Decreased temperature
  2. Decreased sweating
  3. Increased risk of orthostatic hypotension
90
Q

What are the 4 main lymph nodes accessible to inspection and palpation?

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  1. Cervical Node
  2. Axillary Node
  3. Epitrochlear Node
  4. Inguinal Node
91
Q

How often should males 15 y/o+ do a testicular self exam?

A

Once a month

92
Q

What is genu valgum?

A

Knocked Knees

93
Q
A
  • Papule
    • Plaque larger than 1 cm
  • can feel, slightly elevated
  • mole wart
94
Q
A
  • Macule
    • Patch larger than 1 cm
  • flat not raised
95
Q

Older Adult Expected Finding During Breast Exam

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  • lactiferous ducts are more palpable
  • feel firm and stringy b/c of fibrosis and calcification.
96
Q

What does a “normal” tympanic membrane look like?

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Shiny, translucent, pearly grey

97
Q

An Area not commonly associated with pain

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inramuscular

98
Q
A
  • Nodule
    • tumor larger than 3 cm
99
Q

What is the Frontal Lobe concerned with?

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  • Personality
  • Behavior
  • Emotions
  • Intellectual Function
  • Broca’s Area- Motor Speech
100
Q
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  • Wheal
    • Urticaria-hives
  • raised irregular shape due to edema
  • mosquito bites, allergies
101
Q

Pronation and supination of the hand and forearm are hte result of the articulation of the

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  • Radius
  • Ulna
102
Q

Characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis?

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  • Joints are painful, swollen, and stiff.
  • It often affects small and large joints on both sides of the body (symmetrical)
  • Onset is rapid
  • Begins at any time in life
103
Q
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  • Nodule
    • tumor larger than 3 cm

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