GVS

Question 1

requires obsevational skills

Answer 1

general assessment

Question 2

lack of subcutaneous fat with prominent bone

Answer 2

malnutrition

Question 3

abundant fatty tissue

Answer 3

obesity

Question 4

extreme weight loss

Answer 4

anorexia nervosa

Question 5

excessive cervical obesity moon shaped

Answer 5

cushing syndrome

Question 6

decreased height, delayed puberty and chubbiness

Answer 6

dwarfism

Question 7

increased in height, delayed puberty and chubbiness

Answer 7

gigantism

Question 8

overgrowth of bones in the face, hands, head, and feet with normal height

Answer 8

acromegaly

Question 9

long arm span

Answer 9

marfan syndrome

Question 10

for female- hot flashes, thinning hair, thinning skin/ wrinkles and others

Answer 10

menopause

Question 11

for male- lack of energy, irritability, thinning skin/ wrinkles, etc.

Answer 11

Andropause

Question 12

decreased vascularity of dermis

Answer 12

pallor

Question 13

decreased amount of melanin

Answer 13

graying hair

Question 14

loss of subcutaneous fat

Answer 14

increased wrinkling

Question 15

increased localized pigmentation

Answer 15

brown spots

Question 16

cause by infection, inflammation, malignancy, trauma, blood disorders, endocrine disorders and immune disorders

Answer 16

hyperthermia

Question 17

caused by exposure to cold hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, starvation

Answer 17

hypothermia

Question 18

normal temperature for older adult

Answer 18

35°C-36°C

Question 19

amount of blood ejected per heartbeat

Answer 19

stroke volume

Question 20

amount of blood ejected within 1 minute

Answer 20

cardiac output

Question 21

pulse rate greater than 100 BPM

Answer 21

tachycardia

Question 22

pulse rate less than 60BPM

Answer 22

bradycardia

Question 23

irregular rhythm

Answer 23

dysrhythmias

Question 24

difference between 2 sites (apical and radial)

Answer 24

pulse deficit

Question 25

ability of the arteries to contract and expand

Answer 25

compliance

Question 26

expansibility of deformities of the arterial walls

Answer 26

elasticity

Question 27

the older client's artery may feel more rigid

Answer 27

atherosclerosis

Question 28

Diaphragm relaxes. interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli of the lungs and the pulmonary blood

Answer 28

external

Question 29

diaphragm interacts. interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the circulating blood and the cell of the body tissues

Answer 29

internal

Question 30

movement of air in and out of the lungs

Answer 30

ventilation

Question 31

movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and RBC

Answer 31

diffusion

Question 32

distribution of oxygenated blood to tissues

Answer 32

perfusion

Question 33

during a normal, relaxed breath, a person inhales 500 mL of air

Answer 33

tidal volume

Question 34

normal of respiration

Answer 34

eupnea

Question 35

difficulty

Answer 35

dyspnea

Question 36

RR less than 12cpm

Answer 36

bradypnea

Question 37

RR greater than 20cpm

Answer 37

tachypnea

Question 38

absence of breathing

Answer 38

apnea

Question 39

overexpansion of lungs and rapid movements and deep breaths

Answer 39

hyperventilation

Question 40

underexpansion of lungs and shallow respiration

Answer 40

hypoventilation

Question 41

alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation

Answer 41

Cheyne-stroke breathing

Question 42

shallow respiration of the same depth followed by a period of apnea

Answer 42

Biot's

Question 43

hyperventilation commonly seen in patient with DKA

Answer 43

kussmauls

Question 44

RR range from older

Answer 44

15-22cpm

Question 45

ventricles are contracted

Answer 45

systolic

Question 46

ventricles are relaxed

Answer 46

diastolic

Question 47

prehypertension

Answer 47

120-80mmHg

Question 48

stage 1 hypertension

Answer 48

greater than or equal to 140over 90

Question 49

stage 2 hypertension

Answer 49

greater than 160 to 90

Question 50

drop in blood pressure at least 20mmHg, occurs when sudden change in movement position

Answer 50

orthostatic hypotension

Question 51

for older client, widening of the pulse pressure is seen with aging due to less of

Answer 51

elastic peripheral arteries

Question 52

pain, different areas or other part of the body

Answer 52

referred pain

Question 53

pain seen in skin, muscles, bones, or connective tissue

Answer 53

somatic pain

Question 54

pain arising from organs or hollow viscera

Answer 54

visceral

Question 55

expected recovery period

Answer 55

acute pain

Question 56

over 6 months or longer

Answer 56

chronic pain

Question 57

maximum number of painful stimuli that a person is willing to withstand

Answer 57

pain tolerance

Question 58

is the least number of stimuli that is needed for person to label a sensation as pain

Answer 58

pain threshold