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GVS Flashcards

1
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requires obsevational skills

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general assessment

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2
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lack of subcutaneous fat with prominent bone

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malnutrition

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3
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abundant fatty tissue

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obesity

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4
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extreme weight loss

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anorexia nervosa

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5
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excessive cervical obesity moon shaped

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cushing syndrome

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6
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decreased height, delayed puberty and chubbiness

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dwarfism

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7
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increased in height, delayed puberty and chubbiness

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gigantism

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8
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overgrowth of bones in the face, hands, head, and feet with normal height

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acromegaly

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9
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long arm span

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marfan syndrome

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10
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for female- hot flashes, thinning hair, thinning skin/ wrinkles and others

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menopause

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11
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for male- lack of energy, irritability, thinning skin/ wrinkles, etc.

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Andropause

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12
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decreased vascularity of dermis

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pallor

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13
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decreased amount of melanin

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graying hair

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14
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loss of subcutaneous fat

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increased wrinkling

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15
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increased localized pigmentation

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brown spots

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16
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cause by infection, inflammation, malignancy, trauma, blood disorders, endocrine disorders and immune disorders

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hyperthermia

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17
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caused by exposure to cold hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, starvation

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hypothermia

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18
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normal temperature for older adult

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35°C-36°C

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19
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amount of blood ejected per heartbeat

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stroke volume

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20
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amount of blood ejected within 1 minute

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cardiac output

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21
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pulse rate greater than 100 BPM

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tachycardia

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22
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pulse rate less than 60BPM

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bradycardia

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23
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irregular rhythm

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dysrhythmias

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24
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difference between 2 sites (apical and radial)

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pulse deficit

25
Q

ability of the arteries to contract and expand

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compliance

26
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expansibility of deformities of the arterial walls

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elasticity

27
Q

the older client’s artery may feel more rigid

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atherosclerosis

28
Q

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

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external

29
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diaphragm interacts. interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the circulating blood and the cell of the body tissues

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internal

30
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movement of air in and out of the lungs

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ventilation

31
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movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and RBC

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diffusion

32
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distribution of oxygenated blood to tissues

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perfusion

33
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during a normal, relaxed breath, a person inhales 500 mL of air

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tidal volume

34
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normal of respiration

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eupnea

35
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difficulty

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dyspnea

36
Q

RR less than 12cpm

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bradypnea

37
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RR greater than 20cpm

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tachypnea

38
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absence of breathing

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apnea

39
Q

overexpansion of lungs and rapid movements and deep breaths

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hyperventilation

40
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underexpansion of lungs and shallow respiration

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hypoventilation

41
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alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation

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Cheyne-stroke breathing

42
Q

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

A

Biot’s

43
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hyperventilation commonly seen in patient with DKA

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kussmauls

44
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RR range from older

A

15-22cpm

45
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ventricles are contracted

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systolic

46
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ventricles are relaxed

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diastolic

47
Q

prehypertension

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120-80mmHg

48
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stage 1 hypertension

A

greater than or equal to 140over 90

49
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stage 2 hypertension

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greater than 160 to 90

50
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drop in blood pressure at least 20mmHg, occurs when sudden change in movement position

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orthostatic hypotension

51
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for older client, widening of the pulse pressure is seen with aging due to less of

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elastic peripheral arteries

52
Q

pain, different areas or other part of the body

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referred pain

53
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pain seen in skin, muscles, bones, or connective tissue

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somatic pain

54
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pain arising from organs or hollow viscera

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visceral

55
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expected recovery period

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acute pain

56
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over 6 months or longer

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chronic pain

57
Q

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

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pain tolerance

58
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is the least number of stimuli that is needed for person to label a sensation as pain

A

pain threshold

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