Pretest Flashcards
A 25 yrs old man comes in with concern about his weight. His BMI is 40.0kg/m2. Based on this information, what is the next appropriate step in your evaluation of this patient?
- Measure the patient’s waist circumference as he may be at risk for certain illness such as hypertension or cardiovascular disease.
A 35 yr old female comes in with concern about her weight. Her BMI is 19.5kg/m2. What would you tell her?
- Reassure her that this is a normal body weight for her according to her BMI.
What area of the body can not be used to obtain a temperature reading from the list below? Mouth, ear, umbilicus?
- umbilicus
A 18 yr old college student comes in for evaluation of abdominal pain. Her temperature is 104 degrees F. What would you expect her pulse to feel like?
- Forceful with large amplitude
- if septic could be small amplitude
At what time of the day is the body temp normally the lowest?
- early morning hours
A female patient comes in with concern about weight gain. She accurately measure her weight everyday on a same scale and has gained 4 pounds in the past 2 days. What would you attribute this weight gain to?
- body fluid accumulation
Waist circumference of 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men increases risk for what conditions?
- diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease
What can be a cause of falsely high blood pressure reading?
- blood pressure cuff is too tight
What qualities should you observe when assessing a pt’s respiration?
- rate, rhythm, depth, effort of breathing
What would you examine for in general survey of the patient?
- Dress, grooming, personal hygiene
- Level of consciousness
- signs of distress
An increased concentration of deoxyhemoglobin in cutaneous blood vessels gives the skin a bluish cast known as?
cyanosis
Indoor tanning increases the risk of melanoma by 75%? true or false?
true
What is the most common skin cancer?
- basal cell carcinoma
What are the risk factors for melanoma?
- history of previous melanoma
- age of 50 or more
- regular dermatologist absent
- mole changing
What is the heaviest organ of the body accounting for 16% of body weight and covering area of about 1.2 to 2.3 meters squared?
- skin
What is the term used to describe the whitish moon of the nail plate?
- lunula
Which glands produce fatty substance secreted onto the skin surface through hair follicles?
- sebaceous gland
What are the ABCDEs of melanoma?
A: asymmetry B: irregular borders C: color changes D: diameter >6mm E: Evolution
What would you expect to find on eye exam of a patient with hyperthyroidism?
- proptosis (bulging of the eyes out of the sockets)
Extraocular movements test which cranial nerves?
III
IV
VI
What is the term for nearsightedness?
- myopia
What is the term for fine rhythmic oscillation of the eyes?
nystagmus
The cover/uncover test assess for ?
Strabismus
The red reflex in the eye exam indicates?
-normal healthy retina
