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NUR 104 Midterm with completeverified solutions
cultivating your senses skills - answer IPPA
I- inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
developmental competence - answer -order of developmental stage
is more meaningful than chronological age (everything comes back
to the development stages)
-position, prep, and sequence vary across lifecycle
waist circumference - answer -assesses body fat distribution as
indication of health risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below ribs and above
iliac crest
hypopituitary dwarfism - answer deficient growth hormone, delayed
puberty
achondroplastic dwarfism - answer short arms, legs, more
pronounced lordosis
gigantism - answer excess growth hormone, delayed genital
development
Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism) - answer overgrowth of face, hands,
feet
, endogenous obesity - answer Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
Marfan Syndrome - answer -long, lanky
-concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia - answer below 60 bpm
Tachycardia - answer greater than 100 bpm
heart force - answer strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure - answer difference between systolic and diastolic
pressure (reflects stroke volume)
two main pathways of pathologic pain - answer -neuropathic
-nociceptive
nociceptiors - answer nerve endings designed to detect painful
stimuli
Aδ fibers - answer -large
-myelinated
-transmit pain signal rapidly
-short term and sharp sensations
C fibers - answer -unmyelinated and small
-transmit signal slowly
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