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bronchovesicular breath sounds - sounds that are heard over major bronchi that are usually moderate in pitch and intensity; inspiration and expiration are equal fine crackles - short high pitched sounds during inspiration; pneumonia coarse crackles - loud, bubbly noise heard during inspiration; ...

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bronchovesicular breath sounds - sounds that are heard over major bronchi that are usually
moderate in pitch and intensity; inspiration and expiration are equal



fine crackles - short high pitched sounds during inspiration; pneumonia



coarse crackles - loud, bubbly noise heard during inspiration; not cleared by a cough; edema and
pulmonary fibrosis



pallor can be associated with? - arterial sufficiency, decreased blood supply, and anemia



acanthosis nigricans? - dark skin folds especially on the neck, groin, and axilla



albinism? - lack or loss of pigmentation



vitiligo? - depigmentation of the skin



striae? - stretch marks



myopia? - floaters or spots, can't see far



night blindness? - vitamin A deficiency



myoclonus? - sudden jerks of hands and feet



outer layer of the skin? - epidermis

,layers of the epidermis? - stratum corneum (outermost layer), lucidum, grandulosum, and
germinativum (innermost layer)



inner layer of the skin? - dermis



attach to the hair follicles. Secrete an oily substance called sebum that water proofs the hair and skin? -
sebaceous galnds



what are your sweat glands? - apocrine and eccrine



secretions of sweat and thermoregulation by evaporation? - eccrine glands



hair follicles in the axilla, perineum, and areola? - apocrine sweat glands



glaucoma - increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with
loss of vision



macular degeneration - breakdown or thinning of the tissues in the macula, resulting in partial or
complete loss of central vision



papilledema - swelling and inflammation of the optic nerve at the point of entrance into the eye
through the optic disk



temporal lobe - hearing



occipital lobe - vision-reading



fasciculations? - Involuntary contractions or twitchings of muscle fibers EX: lower motor neuron

, tics - involuntary muscular twitching, usually in the facial muscles



amsler test - used to evaluate visual field defects. lines with dots



Snellen chart - used to measure visual acuity



E chart - used if client cannot read or has a handicap that prevents verbal communication;
configured just like Snellen chart but characters are only E's, which face in all directions



Jaeger chart - a chart for testing near vision.



presbyopia - impaired vision as a result of aging. can't see near (farsightedness)



strabismus? - crossed eyes



rinne test - hearing acuity test performed with a vibrating tuning fork that is first placed on the
mastoid process and then in front of the external auditory canal to test bone and air conduction



weber test - Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the head
and having the patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard.



Romberg test - -ask client to stand with feet at comfortable distance apart, arms at sides, and eyes
closed

-expected finding: client should be able to stand with minimal swaying for at least 5 seconds (cranial
nerve 8)



acute otitis media - usually associated with an upper respiratory infection and is most commonly
seen in young children

red, bulging tympanic membrane

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