If you are doing a cardiovascular assessment and you are hearing a bruit/swooshing sounds in the
patients carotid artery, what does this mean? - Answer-Narrow vessel (Most likely filled with plaque
buildup)
If you are doing a Snellen eye exam from 20 feet away what are you testing? - Answer-Farsided eye
sight
What are 4 things that the skin does? - Answer-Prevention of penetration, temperature regulation,
absorbs Vitamin D and wound repair (repairs itself)
What cannot the skin do? - Answer-Prevent the loss of fluids
When you are doing a lung assessment you should listen from what direction to what direction? -
Answer-Right to left
What is the Jaeger card used for? - Answer-Testing nearsided eye sight
If a mole on a patients skin has abnormal pigmentation and is itchy, at what size does the mole become
suspicious? - Answer-6 mm
, What are you listening for when listening to bowel sounds? - Answer-Gurgling
If you do not hear any sounds after 1 minute of listening to bowel sounds, what do you do? - Answer-
Listen for 4 more minutes for a total of 5 minutes.
What is a hypoactive bowel sound? - Answer-A distant bowel sound (Likely constipation. Only hearing
gurgles every 1-2 minutes)
What is an indication if a patient has yellow skin? - Answer-Jaundice. A liver problem
If you are palpating lymph nodes in front of the ear, what lymph nodes are you palpating? - Answer-
Preoricular
If you are doing an abdominal assessment and you only heat a few gurgles every 1-2 minutes, what
should you suspect is going on with the patient? - Answer-Constipation
What should you always ask a patient when doing an abdominal assessment? - Answer-When was your
last bm (No bm in 3 days indicates constipation)
What is cyanoisis? - Answer-No oxygen exchange
Which of the following patients would take highest priority: Jaundice yellow skin, Pale skin and vomiting
or Cyanotic? - Answer-Cyanotic (Patient is not getting proper amounts of oxygen exchange)
What are some good assessment questions to ask someone that may be having an allergic reaction? -
Answer-Have you been using any new soaps, lotions, detergent, etc.
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