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Documentation of the complete head to toe physical assessment

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Documentation of the complete head to toe physical assessment



The patient is a 35-year-old black African female, height 5'6, weight 232 lb. The patient

is awake, alert, aware of stimuli from the environment and self conscious, respond appropriately

and reasonably to stimuli, and is in a good mood. Her thought process is logical, goal-directed,

coherent, and relevant; it forms complete thoughts. The patient is orientated to person, place, and

time—no signs of distress or anxiety. Posture is erect, and the position is relaxed. The patient

moves with feelings of independence; gait is smooth, rhythmic, and effortless; opposite arm

swing and well-coordinated; person turns smooth; step length about 15 inches from heel to heel.

Able to walk in a straight line heel-to-toe and heel-to-heel fashion and is straight and balanced.

Nobody or breath odor noted. Speech is effortless and shares conversation appropriately. The

pace of conversation is moderate, and the stream is eloquent. Choices of words are effortless and

appropriate to her educational level; the patient completes sentences, occasionally pausing to

think. Patient speech and articulation are clear, and the pattern content is appropriate. Personal

hygiene is appropriate, and the patient is groomed for the occasion. There are no physical

deformities noted.



Skin and Hair

The patient color is fair; skin matches her body and ethnicity; dry, moist, fissures and no

cracked noted. skin is smooth and firm with no roughness. Patient Skin elastic turgor, no

excessive bruising, sluggish or edema noted. Patient Skin is fair; pigment is even and consistent

, with genetic heredity. Patient Vital Signs: T 97.8 degrees Fahrenheit temporal. The anterior and

posterior transverse ratio is about 1:2 medium depth radium, and there is no excess muscle use.

Her respiration rate is about 18. her hair is neat and clean and evenly distributed. There is no

lesion, bumps, parasite, scars, moles, or rash noted.

Nails

The Capillary refill in the upper and lower extremities is less than two seconds bilaterally.

The skin of the upper and lower extremities matches the body and ethnicity; warm, smooth, dry,

and intact—no edema, lesions, or signs of clubbing. Nails' shape and contour are round and

clean. The nail base angle is within the normal range of 160 degrees.



Head and Face

The Head is cephalic; no lesions, bumps, or parasites are found. No masses, deformities, and

tenderness are found. Hair is evenly distributed, s silky, and thick. Smooth and soft, and there

were no indications of it being brittle or thin. The patient has a face that is symmetrical and does

not have any lesions or signs of discolor. The patient had smooth and clean skin, warm, whole,

and tandem with her race. The palpation of her face is inclusive of the patient sinuses located

above and below her eyes, and there were no signs of depressions, masses, or pain depicted. The

Patient Skull is round with a smooth skull contour. Skin is warm and dry. Eyebrows are above

symmetrical eyes and raise easily. Facial expression (CN VII). The patient is able to smile,

frown, show teeth, puff out cheeks, and close eyes tightly, Masseter muscles are tight upon

palpation with patient teeth clinched which assesses the motor function of CN V.

Eyes

The patient's eyelashes and eyebrows are both symmetrical and evenly distributed. Her pupils

were observed with a penlight and were found to be round, constrict to light, had a brusque

reaction, and equal. The patient eyes were tested for accommodation by making the patient to

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