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NURS550 Advanced Health Assessment Guide(Questions and Answers)2023 new edition Chapter 1 (p 4-34) - CORRECT ANSWER-FOUNDATIONS FOR CLINICAL PROFICIENCY 1. Describe the differences between a. A comprehensive health history/exam - CORRECT ANSWER-Includes all the elements of the health history and the complete physical examination. - Provides fundamental and personalized knowledge about the patient - Strengthens the clinician-patient relationship - Helps identify or rule out physical...

Chain of infection Ans: How bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and prions move from place to place. Contact, droplet, and airborne Chain of infection cycle Ans: - Infectious Agent - Reservoir (table, bed) - Portal of Exit (wound drainage, GI tract) - Mode of transmission (contact) - Portal of Entry (mouth) - Susceptible Host (client with suppressed immune system) Infectious Agent Ans: Something that contains bacteria, fungi, virus, parasite, prion Flora Ans: Bacteria that live on...

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Migraine Headache: Ans: one of the most common vascular types; Lasts 4-76 hours o More frequently in women o Onset: age 6 through adolescence o Signs and symptoms: begins unilaterally but may become generalized and may lateralize to the opposite side and/or radiate to the face of neck; pain ranges from dull ache to throbbing or pulsatile pain , aggravated by movement, light and noise, incapacitating. • Accompanying symptoms: nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia, osmophobia, d...

Herpes Zoster Morphology Ans: Vesicular Herpes Zoster Configuration Ans: Grouped Herpes Zoster Distribution Ans: Dermatomal What are subjective findings of Herpes Zoster? Ans: Regional Neuralgia/Discomfort Malaise Skin lesions What are physical exam findings of Herpes Zoster? Ans: Vesicular lesions in a dermatomal pattern Regional lymphadenopathy Basal Cell Carcinoma Morphology Ans: Papule/ nodule Basal Cell Carcinoma Configuration Ans: Solitary Basal Cell Carcinoma Distribution...

Leopold's Maneuvers Ans: Used to determine the position of the fetus in a pregnant uterus Pack year history Ans: number of packs per day x years smoked Which heart sound is most indicative of volume overload? Ans: S3 Which part of the stethoscope should be used to hear S3, S4 and low-pitched tones? Ans: Bell The most accurate location to assess skin turgor Ans: forearm The most common location for breast cancers Ans: upper outer quadrant The normal sound heard when percussing over t...

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NURS 550 Final Set Tested Questions With Revised Correct Answers <CLEAR IMAGES INCLUDED> >Guaranteed Pass!!> HIDA scan- to visualize the flow of bile Murphy's sign- abdominal pain Emergent Causes of Abdominal Pain • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) • Myocardial Infarction (MI) • Ectopic Pregnancy • Obstruction • Mesenteric Ischemia • Appendicitis • Perforated Peptic Ulcer • Splenic Rupture • Cholecystitis • Peritonitis Physical Examinatio...

Subjective Ans: The subjective section is what the patient tells you about their current condition and past conditions. Chief Complaint Ans: • What brought the patient to the office • Example: Sore throat for 2 days - The chief complaint is not your interpretation of why a patient is seeking help, but the patient's History of Present Illness/Injury Ans: - Onset - When did the symptoms and/or signs begin, what was the mechanism of injury - Chronology - episodic, variable, con...