PERRLA ✔✔pupils- equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
Miosis ✔✔constricted pupils (pinpoint)
Ptosis ✔✔Drooping of the upper eyelid
Diplopia ✔✔Blurred or double vision
Nystagmus ✔✔involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball
Peripheral edema ✔✔Presence of excess fluid in the tissue.
Caused by CHF, pulmonary hypertension, venous insufficiency and renal failure.
Rated +1,+2,+3,+4; higher numbers indicate more severs swelling.
May be described as "pitting edema"
ascites ✔✔abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, generally caused by
liver failure
Clubbing of fingers ✔✔Caused by chronic hypoxemia, suggestive of pulmonary
disease
Eupnea ✔✔normal respiratory rate, depth and rhythm
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