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Exam Findings Flashcards

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Somnolent

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General Appearance: drowsy; sleepy

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Emaciated

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Gen Appearance: to be extremely thin; result from starvation

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Large BMI

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Gen Appearance: BMI >30= obese

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normocephalic, atraumatic (NCAT)

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Head: not producing injury or damage

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Wheals and Flares

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Skin: small swelling in the skin from insect bite, itch, or burn

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Pustules

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Skin: small inflamed elevation of skin that is filled with pus, a pimple

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Bullae

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Skin: large blister or vesicle

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macular papular

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Skin:
macular; small flat spots on surface of skin
papular: small raised bump

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Diaphoresis

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Skin: perspiration, especially when copious and medically induced

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Jaundice

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Skin: yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes or eyes, the yellow coloring comes from billirubin a byproduct of old red blood cells

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Pallor

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Skin: unhealthy pale appearance

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Petechiae

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Skin: red or purpule spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage (broken capillary blood vessels)

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Pruritus

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Skin: itch

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Purpura

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Skin: any of several hermorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes

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Induration

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Skin: an increase in fibrous elements in tissue commonly associated with inflammation and marked by loss of elastic and pliability

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Ecchymoses

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Skin: the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels

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Erythema

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Skin: abnormal redness of the skin due to capillary congestion

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Cyanosis

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Skin: a bluish or purple discoloration due to deficient oxygenation of the blood

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Spider Hermangioma

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Skin: type of telangiectasis( chronic dilation of groups of capillaries causes elevated dark red blotches) that has a red spot and radiates out

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Icterus

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Eyes: technical term for jaundice– yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eye, due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood

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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

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Eyes: broken blood vessel in the eye

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EOMI

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Eyes: extraoccular movements intacts

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papilledema

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Eyes: optic disk swelling that is caused by incread intracranial pressrue

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Fundi Sharp

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