Physical Assessment WCU Final Exam Questions And Answers
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Course
NUR 190
Institution
NUR 190
wood lamp - ANS an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal infections
doppler - ANS equipment used when pulses are not palpable
opthalmoscope - ANS equipment used to see red reflex on the inner part of the eye
otoscope - ANS equipment used to visualize ins...
Physical Assessment WCU Final Exam
Questions And Answers
wood lamp - ANS an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal infections
doppler - ANS equipment used when pulses are not palpable
opthalmoscope - ANS equipment used to see red reflex on the inner part of the eye
otoscope - ANS equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer - ANS instrument used to measure joint angles
skinfold caliper - ANS equipment used to measure subcutaneous tissue
transilluminator - ANS used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a cavity
red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork - ANS used for Weber-Rinne tests
largest organ in the body - ANS skin @ 20 lbs
Largest gland in the body - ANS liver
why can you see internal organs in a newborn? - ANS very thin abdominal muscles
when does sweat and oil glands activate? - ANS adolescence
Staging of decubitus ulcers - ANS Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
What does the dermis contain? - ANS blood vessels and nerve endings
Eccrine Sweat Glands - ANS water and salt
Apocrine Sweat Glands - ANS water, salt, fatty acids and proteins mix with bacteria which
gives off body odor
, 3 stages of hair growth - ANS anagen: active growth stage, 1 cm/ month 2-6 years
catagen: transitional phase 2 weeks
telogen: shedding phase happens 1-4 months
Villa - ANS peach fuzz, pale short fine hair covering entire body
terminal hair - ANS long hair found on the scalp as well as on legs, arms, and body of both
males and females
lanugo - ANS fine hair on baby that is downy hair that will be replaced villa within 3 month
vernix caseosa - ANS Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of
newborn humans
what to do if yellowing of a baby's skin within 24 hours to 7 days after birth, especially if
dehydrated? - ANS increase fluids and phototherapy
milia - ANS Tiny white bumps that commonly appear on a baby's face.
stork bites - ANS irregular pink patches on back of neck on baby that will disappear within
a year
mongolian spots - ANS bluish purple spots of pigmentation on dark skinned babies
grading of edema - ANS 0=0mm
2= 4mm
3=6mm
4=8mm
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? - ANS A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
E: evolving
assessing hair - ANS seperate inch by inch across skull looking for masses or infestations
pediculosis capitis - ANS head lice, white patches that cling to hair shaft
how to look for clubbing of the fingers - ANS mirroring diamond shape
160* is normal
erosion - ANS wearing away of the epidermis
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