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3160 Health Assessment Exam 2 questions & answers
3160 Health Assessment Exam 2 questions & answers
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3160 Health Assessment Exam 2questions & answers
papule - CORRECT ANSWER-Solid, thickened elevated, round < 1cm in size
Bulla - CORRECT ANSWER-Blister; Superficial fluid-filled easily ruptures
Nodule - CORRECT ANSWER-Solid, usually harder in texture, deeper in the
dermis
Petechiae - CORRECT ANSWER-Tiny purple/red 1-3 mm in size
Keloid - CORRECT ANSWER-Hypertrophic skin (scar)
Senile angioma - CORRECT ANSWER-Associated with "old" raised red dots
Purpura - CORRECT ANSWER-Red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues
from breaks in BVs
Patch - CORRECT ANSWER-Maybe darker in color >2cm in size
Wheal - CORRECT ANSWER-Raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
Hyperpigmented patches - CORRECT ANSWER-appear as dark or light spots
after acne has resolved
Pressure ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER-Found on pressure surfaces, irregular in
shape and pale
Vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER-Small fluid-filled blister (bulla) 1cm
Lichenification - CORRECT ANSWER-Associated with itching- chronic skin
change
non-blanchable erythema - CORRECT ANSWER-Stage 1 pressure ulcer
, partial-thickness skin loss - CORRECT ANSWER-Stage 2 pressure ulcer
full-thickness skin loss - CORRECT ANSWER-Stage 3 pressure ulcer
full-thickness skin/tissue loss - CORRECT ANSWER-Stage 4 pressure ulcer
What medication(s) increases your risk for sunburn? - CORRECT
ANSWER-tetracyclines or other cylines
ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-Skin assessment of moles;
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving
normal size for moles - CORRECT ANSWER-less than 6cm
Assesses neuro status and LOC by universal measures - CORRECT
ANSWER-Glasgow Coma Scale; eye opening, motor, and verbal
hearing loss caused by obstruction or wax buildup - CORRECT
ANSWER-conductive hearing loss
hearing loss due to defect in inner ear, cranial nerve VIII, or sensory fibers -
CORRECT ANSWER-sensorineural hearing loss
__________ is multidimensional in scope, encompassing physical, affective, and
functional domains - CORRECT ANSWER-pain
PQRST- What were you doing when the pain started? What caused it? -
CORRECT ANSWER-P: assessing provocation/palliation
PQRST- What does it feel like? Can you describe the pain? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Q: assessing quality/quantity
PQRST- Where is the pain? Does is move? - CORRECT ANSWER-R: assessing
region/radiation
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