Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

OLD Health Assessment Lab > Skills Testing Review > Flashcards

Skills Testing Review Flashcards

1
Q

the normal stimulus to breathe for most people is an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood

A

Hypercapnia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

a decrease of oxygen in the blood, also increases respirations but is less effective than hyercapnia

A

Hypoxemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

S2 is heard loudest at the

A

Base

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

S2 is the ______ heart sound

A

Second

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

S2 is the ____ of systole

A

End

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

S1 is the _____ of systole

A

Start

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

S1 is heard loudest at the

A

Apex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Mitral valves and tricuspid valves are ____ sounds

A

S1

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Aortic and pulmonic valves are _____ sounds

A

S2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Heard when the ventricles are resistant to filling during the early rapid filling phase (protodiasole)

A

S3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Increases in velocity of blood flow - flow murmur e.g., in exercise, thyrotoxicosis
Decreases in viscosity of blood (e.g., anemia)
Structural defects in the valves (narrowed valve, incompetent valve) or unusual openings in the chambers (dilated chamber, septal defect)

A

Causes of heart murmurs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

All heart sounds are described by four characteristics:

A

Frequency (pitch)
Intensity (loudness)
Duration
Timing; systole or diastole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

may also be a pulmonary, musco-sekeltal, or gastro intestinal organ; it is important differentiate

A

Chest pain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Occurs when heart’s vascular supply cannot keep up with metabolic demand

A

Angina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

A squeezing “clinched fist” sign is characteristic of _________, but the symptoms listed below may be equivalents in the absence of chest pain

A

Angina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Related to cardiac failure
Heard after S2
Is heard when ventricles are resistant to filling during the early rapid filling phase (protodiastole)
Kentucky sound

A

S3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Related to hypertension
Heard before s1
Occurs at the end of diastole, at presystole, when the ventricle is resistant to filling
Tennessee sound

A

S4

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Leg pulses

A

Femoral artery
Popliteal artery
Posterior tibial artery
Dorsalis pedis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Located along crease between pubic bone and anterior iliac crest

A

Femoral artery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Neck lymph nodes 7 characteristics

A

Location
Size & shape
Consistency
Mobility
Discreteness
Tenderness
Warmth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Arm pulses

A

Radial
Branchial

21
Q

How many lobes in each lung

A

Right: 3
Left: 2

22
Q

Aortic and pulmonic are located at the

A

Base

23
Q

Tricuspid and Mitral are located at the

A

Apex

24
Q

For chest pain, angina
Administered sublingually or a patch
Wear gloves - absorbs through skin and increases pulse
Cannot be taken with viagra / cialisis

A

Nitroglycerin

25
Q

OPRSTUV stands for

A

Onset
Palliative/preventative
Radiating/regional
Scale
Time
Understanding
Value

26
Q

Name of jaw

A

Temporomandibular joints (TMJ)

27
Q

SBAR

A

Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation

28
Q

Pulmonary fibrosis
Congestive heart failure

A

Fine crackles

29
Q

Chronic Bronchitis

A

Coarse crackles

30
Q

Pneumonia
Pulmonary edema

A

Crackles

31
Q

Asthma

A

Wheezing sound

32
Q

COPD
Bronchitis

A

Ronchi

33
Q

trachea and larynx

A

Bronchial

34
Q

over major bronchi. Located posterior between scapula, anterior around upper right sternum in first and second intercostal space

A

Bronchovesicular

35
Q

over peripheral lung fields, where air flow through smaller bronchioles and alveoli

A

Vesicular

36
Q

What causes wheezing sound

A

Swelling, secretions and inflammation in all lung fields

37
Q

Normal lung sounds

A

Bronchial
Bronchovesicular
Vesicular

38
Q

Strabismus is also called

A

Lazy eye

39
Q

Memory MSE

A

Immediate, recent, remote

40
Q

Attention span tests MSE

A

Serial 7, digit repetition, random letter

41
Q

How to assess perception

A

Hallucinations
Depersonalization and derealization

42
Q

Though processes

A

Insight and jugement
Conceptual ability
Organization of thought and flow of thought

43
Q

Thought content

A

Delusions
Obsessions and compulsions

44
Q

White or clear mucoid: cold, bronchitis can indicate

A

viral infections

45
Q

Yellow or green indicates

A

bacterial infections

46
Q

Rust coloured

A

tuberculosis, pneumoccal pneumonia

47
Q

Pink, frothy

A

pulmonary edema, some sympahteomimetic medications (adverse effect of pink-tinged mucus)

48
Q

Night sweats

A

Diaphoresis

49
Q

occurs with restrictive disease: pneumonia, heart failure, and interstitial fibrosis

A

Late inspiratory crackles

50
Q

occur with obstructive disease: chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema

A

Early inspiratory crackles

51
Q

Pre tibial edema

A

Swelling at ankles

OLD Health Assessment Lab (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions