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The General Survey of a patient correct answers physical appearance , body structure, mobility, behavior
Age Normal findings: correct answers the person appears his or her stated age.
Age abnormal findings: correct answers appears older than stated age, as with chronic illness or chronic alco...
Nur 310 Vital Signs || with Errorless Solutions 100%.
The General Survey of a patient correct answers physical appearance , body structure, mobility,
behavior
Age Normal findings: correct answers the person appears his or her stated age.
Age abnormal findings: correct answers appears older than stated age, as with chronic illness or
chronic alcoholism.
Sex Normal findings: correct answers Sexual development is appropriate for sex and age. If the
individual is transgender, note the stage of transformation.
Sex abnormal findings: correct answers Delayed or precocious puberty.
level of consciousness normal findings: correct answers the person is alert and oriented to
person, place, time, and situation. Attends to and responds appropriately to your questions.
Level of consciousness abnormal findings: correct answers confused, drowsy, lethargic
Skin color normal findings: correct answers Color tone is even, pigmentation varying with
genetic background; skin is intact with no obvious lesions. Make note of tattoos and piercings
and stage of healing.
Skin color abnormal findings correct answers pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, erythema, any leisons.
Facial features normal findings correct answers are symmetric with movement.
Overall appearance normal findings correct answers no signs of acute distress are present
Overall appearance abnormal findings correct answers Cardiac or respiratory signs. Diaphoresis,
shortness or breath.
Wheezing
Pain indicated by facial grimace holding body part.
Stature normal findings: correct answers The height appears within normal range for age, genetic
heritage.
Stature abnormal findings: correct answers Excessively short or tall. Abnormalities in
body.height, and proportion.
Nutrition normal findings: correct answers The weight appears within normal range for height
and body build for distribution is even.
, nutrition abnormal findings: correct answers Simple obesity, with even fat distribution.
Posture normal findings: correct answers The person stands comfortably erect as appropriate for
age wrote the normal. "Plumb kine" through anterior ear, shoulder, hip, patella, ankle.
Posture abnormal findingd correct answers Rigid, spine, and neck, moves as one unit. Stiff and
tense, ready to spring from chair, figedity movement.
Symmetry normal correct answers body parts look equal bilaterally and are in relative proportion
to each other.
Symmetry abnormal correct answers unilateral atrophy or hypertrophy. Asymmetric location of a
body part.
Position normal correct answers The person sits comfortably with arms relaxed at sides and head
turned to examiner.
Position abnormal correct answers Tripod sits up straight and resist lying down. Curled up in a
fetal position.
Body build contour normal correct answers 1. Arm span
2.Body length from crown to pubis roughly equal to length from pubis to sole.
Body build contour abnormal correct answers elongated arm span
Obvious physical deformities normal correct answers Note any congenital or accuracy defects
Obvious physical deformities abnormal findings correct answers missing extremities or digits of
webbed digits.
Gait normal findings correct answers Feet approximately shoulder width apart; foot placement is
accurate walk is smooth and even and person can maintain something w/o assistance
Gait abnormal findings correct answers Exceptionally wide loose. Staggering stumbling.
Shuffling, dragging nonfunctional leg limping with injuring.
Range of Motion: Normal correct answers Note full mobility for each joint and that movement is
deliberate, accurate, smooth, and coordinated.
Range of Motion: abnormal correct answers Limited joint range of motion. Paralysis ,absent
movement-ties, tremors, seizures,
Facial expressions normal correct answers The person is comfortable and cooperative w/ the
examiner and interacts.
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