General Survey

Question 1

Four components of a general survey

Answer 1

Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior

Question 2

Emaciated; extremely thin

Answer 2

Cachectic

Question 3

An even fat distribution

Answer 3

Simple obesity

Question 4

Fat concentrated in face, neck, trunk and with thin extremities

Answer 4

Centripetal (truncal) obesity

Question 5

A humpback appearance, common in elderly and those with osteoporosis

Answer 5

Kyphosis

Question 6

The overall emotions the patient expresses; how the patient states that they feel

Subjective or objective?

Answer 6

Mood

Subjective

Question 7

The patient’s outward emotional expression

Subjective or objective?

Answer 7

Affect

Objective

Question 8

Difficulty or discomfort and talking caused by laryngeal disease

Answer 8

Dysphonia

Question 9

Distorted speech sound; defect in word choice

Answer 9

Dysarthria

Question 10

3 important FACE changes in the elderly

Answer 10

Prominent eye sockets, visible face bones, fat and cheeks and chin disappears

Question 11

Fat from the face, legs, and arms moves to lower part of the body into hip and abdomen area

Answer 11

Fat distribution changes in the elderly