Exam 2 terms

Question 1

spinning; sensation of movement. Subjective is one’s body rotating in space and objective is the sensation of objects spinning around them

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Vertigo

Question 2

Tinkling or ringing sound heard in one or both ears

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Tinnitus

Question 3

the dropping of the upper eyelid

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Ptosis()

Question 4

abnormal forward placement of the eyeball

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Exophthalmos

Question 5

the adjustment of the eye to the variations in distance

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Accommodation

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Earwax

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Cerumen

Question 7

pupils less than 2mm

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Miosis()

Question 8

unequal size of the pupils

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Anisocoria()

Question 9

the cartilage that separates each nostril

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Sputum

Question 10

rapid deep breathing is often associated with ketoacidosis

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Kussmaul breathing

Question 11

abnormal breathing pattern characterized by intervals of apnea interspaced with deep and rapid breathing patterns

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Cheyne- Stokes breathing()

Question 12

inability to coordinate muscular movement

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Ataxia

Question 13

Dimpling of the skin that resembles the skin of a orange

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Peau d’Orange

Question 14

turning inside out or upside down

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Inversion

Question 15

breathing that’s abnormally slow(ATI DEF)

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Bradypnea

Question 16

breathing that is labored or difficult

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Dyspnea

Question 17

refers to breath sounds at a moderatrate pitch heard in posterior chest over the outer center of the back on either side of the spine between the scapula and in the anterior chest around the sternal border

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Bronchovesicular breath sounds

Question 18

expected breath sounds heard over most lungs

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Vesicular breath sounds

Question 19

high pitched sounds heard in the trachea and in the area around the manubrium; only in anterior

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Bronchial breath sounds

Question 20

abnormal respiratory sound heard during ausculation; discontinouses bubbling sounds that is heard over distal bronchioles and aveoli that contains serous secretions

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Crackles

Question 21

high pitched, musical noise that sounds like a squeak; heard over of a narrowed pathway

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wheeze

Question 22

loud, low pitched, course sound similar to a snore heard over an obstructed path

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Rhonchi(rhonchus)

Question 23

difficulty in swallowing

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Dysphagia

Question 24

loss of accommodation; associated with elders

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Presbyopia

Question 25

the opacity of the lens of the eyes

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Cataracts

Question 26

eye disease characterized by abnormally increased intraocular pressure

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Glaucoma

Question 27

Pupils are greater than 6

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Mydriasis

Question 28

shrunken, airless alveoli or collapse of lung tissue

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Atelectasis

Question 29

shortening or drawing of the skin backward

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Retraction

Question 30

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Inflammation

Question 31

is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, toes pointed down, and head and neck being arched backward, muscles are tight and held rigidly. Indicates severe damage to the brain

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Decerebrate

Question 32

is abnormal posturing in which person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fist, and legs held out straight; a sign of severe damage in the brain

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Decorticate