- 1+ slight pit, normal contour (2mm)
- 2+ deeper pit, fairly normal contour (4mm)
- 3+ puffy, appearance of deeper pit (6mm)
- 4+ extremely deep pit, definitely swollen (8mm) Correct
Answer Grades of pitting edema:
- Asymmetry
- Border Irregularity
- Color
- Diameter greater than 6 mm
- Elevation and enlargement Correct Answer ABCDE stands
for:
- Changes to skin surface: Lichenification
- Debris on skin surface: crust, scale
- Alteration to skin integrity: fissure, erosion, ulcer, excoriation
Correct Answer Examples of secondary lesions:
- confusion
- lethargy
- stupor
- obtundation
- coma Correct Answer Unexpecting findings of levels of
consciousness include:
- Expressionless or "mask like" face
- Asymmetrical facial features, such as dropping eyelid or one
drooping side of mouth
,- Involuntary facial movements, such as twitching or excessive
blinking
- swelling
- lesions Correct Answer Unexpecting findings of facial
features include:
- financial stability
- education
- social and community aspects
- access to health care
- neighborhood and environment in which the patient works and
lives Correct Answer Five key determinants of health include:
- Freckles
- Chloasma (melasma; due to pregnancy changes)
- Solar lentigines (ex. age or liver spots)
- Café au lait spots (ex. birthmarks)
- Areas of sun exposure or damage (ex. tan lines) Correct
Answer Examples of Hyperpigmentation:
- Have you ever thought you should CUT down your drinking?
- Have you ever been ANNOYED by criticism of your drinking?
- Have you ever felt GUILTY about your drinking?
- Do you drink in the morning, an EYE opener? Correct Answer
CAGE stands for:
,- Past medical history to include previous illnesses, and state of
health
- Last oral intake of liquid and food
- Events leading to illness or injury
- Allergies and types of reactions
- Symptoms or chief complaint
- Each prescribed medication, OTC medications, and herbal
supplements. Correct Answer PLEASE stands for:
- Protect the inner body parts and organs from the external
environment
- Body temperature regulation through shivering and sweating
- Sensory perception of temperature, touch, and pain
- Excretion of waste and toxic substances
- Production of Vitamin D, which is necessary for the intestines
to absorb calcium Correct Answer Functions of the skin and
nails:
- Scars
, - Stretch marks
- Vitiligo Correct Answer Examples of Hypopigmentation
+1 Correct Answer A weak, thready diminished pulse
+2 Correct Answer A normal, brisk pulse (expected finding)
+3 Correct Answer An increased, strong pulse
+4 Correct Answer A bounding, full volume pulse
0 Correct Answer Absent pulse
1. Cardiac output
2. Peripheral vascular resistance
3. Circulating blood volume
4. Viscosity, and
5. Elasticity of the vessel walls Correct Answer Five factors
contribute to BP:
1. Introduction/Opening Stage
2. Working Phase
3. Closing Stage Correct Answer Stages of the health
interview:
100.4-101.4 F Correct Answer Temperature range of a low
grade fever
103.1 F Correct Answer A fever above _____ in adults requires
immediate assessment and rapid cooling measures.
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