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
What is the term for right pupil constriction with flash light on the eye pupil in eye examination?
- direct light reaction/direct pupillary reflect
What is the correct term for double vision?
diplopia
What part of the eye produces aqueous humor in the eye?
ciliary body
What is the term for enlarged pupil diameter?
mydriasis
Which nerve to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome (numbness/tingling first three digits?
Median
Cross your arm in front of your body is what range of motion?
shoulder adduction
Which spinous process does the imaginary line of posterior iliac crest cross?
L4
The skull sutures are an example of what type of joint?
- fibrous
thumb to fingertip is what ROM?
- opposition
Muscles of rotator cuff muscles?
- supraspinatus
infrapspinatus
ters minor
subscapularis
example of hinge joint?
metacarpophalangeal joint
muscle responsible for ROM of cervical spine?
sternocleidomastoid muscle
what prevents tibia from sliding out of femur?
anterior cruciate ligament
