Skills Lab #3b

Question 1

Normal intake and output.

What are the values for a fluid imbalance?

Give number for normal I & O.

Answer 1

Urinary output = fluid intake

> 300 mL difference = fluid imbalance

1,500 mL / 24 hours (40-80 mL/hr)

30 mL = 1 fluid ounce

Question 2

______ is the medical term for excessive thinness.

Answer 2

Emaciation

Question 3

______ is the medical term for belching.

Answer 3

Eructation

Question 4

______ is the medical term for abnormal hairiness, especially in women.

Answer 4

Hirsutism

Question 5

______ is the medical term for when blood is in the stool.

Answer 5

Melena

Question 6

______ is the medical term for abnormal loss of hair.

Answer 6

Alopecia