Chapter 30: Health Assessment and Physical Examination Flashcards
Abnormal breath sounds.
Adventitious sounds
Thinning of the hair and hair loss related to genetic tendencies or endocrine disorders such as diabetes, thyroiditis, and even menopause.what is this defined as?
Alopecia
Ineffective communication characterized by omission or addition of letters, misuse of words, or hesitation. This is defined as what?
Aphasia
This is where the apex of the heart touches the anterior chest wall at approximately the fourth to fifth intercostal apace just medial to the left midclavicular. what is this defined as?
Apical impulse or point of maximal impulse (PMI)
A thin white ring along the margin of the iris.what is this defined as?
Arcus Senilis
A reduction in the size of a muscle characterized by a soft and boggy feeling when palpated. This is defined as what?
Atrophied
Involves listening to sounds the body makes to detect variations from normal.what is this defined as?
Auscultation
Hyperactive bowel sounds are loud, growling sounds this is called what?
Borborygmi
Blood passing through a narrow section of an artery creates turbulence which creates a blowing or swishing sound. This sound is called what?
Bruit
This is a yellow waxy substance commonly found in the ear canal. what is this defined as?
Cerumen
This is a bulging of the tissues at the base of the nail. This is defined as what?
Clubbing
The presence of redness indicates an allergic or infectious.
Conjunctivitis
Bluish discoloration of the lips, nail beds, palpebral conjunctiva,and palms.what is this defined as?
Cyanosis
Swelling in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas, tumor, or fluid in the abdominal cavity is called this?
Distension
Failure of the heart to beat at regular successive intervals. This is defined as what?
Dysrrhythmia
Something leads to the elderly patient’s lid margins to turn out.what is this defined as?
Ectropion
Something leads to the lashes of the lid irritating the conjunctiva nd cornea which increases the risk of infection. what is this defined as?
Entropion
This occurs when areas of the skin become swollen from buildup of fluid in the tissues. what is this defined as?
Edema
Red discoloration of the patients skin usually localized indicates circulatory problems.what is this defined as?
Erythema
Local skin break down characterized by redness and skin sloughing.
Excoriation
This is frequently used by physical and occupational therapists which measures the precise degree of motion in a particular joint and is mainly for patients who have a suspected decrease in ROM.what is this defined as?
Goniometer
Increased muscle tone. What is this defined as?
Hypertonicity
Decreased muscle tone. This is defined as?
Hypotonicity
Hardened skin texture can be felt by light palpation.what is this defined as?
Indurated
This occurs when interacting with a patient, watching for nonverbal expressions of emotional and mental status. what is this defined as?
Inspection
This body system refers to the skin, hair, scalp, and nailswhat is this defined as?.
Integumentary System
Yellow - Orange discoloration of the patient’s sclera. what is this defined as?
Jaundice
This is a postural abnormality also known as hunchback what is this called?
Kyphosis
This a postural abnormality where there is an increased lumbar curvature also known as Swayback. What is this?
Lordosis
Tending or threatening to produce death; the presence of harmful microorganisms.what is this defined as?
Malignancy
These are sustained swishing or blowing sounds heard at the beginning, middle, or end of the systolic or diastolic phase. what is this defined as?
Murmurs
Involuntary rhythmic oscillation of the eyes, occur as a result of the local injury to eye muscles and supporting structures or a disorder. what is this defined as?
Nystagmus
Helps to detect abnormalities that cannot be recognized by other means. what is this defined as?
Olfaction
Labored breathing that occurs when lying flat and improves when standing or sitting up. This is one of the classic symptoms of left ventricular heart failure, although it occasionally occurs in other cardiac or respiratory illnesses. What is this defined as??
Orthopnea
Systemic skeltal condition that is noted to have both increased bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue making bones fragile and at risk for fracture. What is this called?
Osteoporosis
- Injury to auditory nerve resulting from high maintenance doses of antibiotics ex. aminoglycosides what is this defined as?
Ototoxicity
This involves using the sense of touch to gather information. what is this defined as?
Palpation
This involves tapping the skin with the fingertips to vibrate underlying tissues and organs. what is this defined as?
Percussion
- Movement of contents through the intestines is called what?what is this defined as?
Peristalsis
- If assessment of pupillary reaction is normal in all tests record the abbreviation [Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light and Accommodation]what is this defined as?
PERRLA
Non-blanching, pinpoint-size, red or purple spots on the skin caused by small hemorrhages in the skin layers.what is this defined as?
Petechiae
Abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the pupil. what is this defined as?
Ptosis
This a postural abnormality where there is a lateral spinal curvature. What is this?
Scoliosis
A reflex drop in heart rate and blood pressure causes circulatory arrest. what is this?
Syncope
This is a continuous palpable sensation that resembles the purring of a cat. Intensity is graded from 1-6. What is this called?
Thrill
An S3 heart sound usually occurs after the S2 heart sound. This is called?
Ventricular gallop
- During speech the sound created by the vocal cords is transmitted to through the lung to the chest wall. The sound waves created can be palpated externally. These vibrations are called ?
Vocal or tactile fremitus
