Labs
normal range for glucose
70-99
On auscultation, which finding suggests a right pneumothorax
Absence of right sided breath sounds
Abnormal heart sounds that occur during a heartbeat can include whooshing, swishing, blowing, rasping
Murmur
Screening test for balance
Romberg Test
In what order should you perform an abdominal assessment.
Inspection
Auscultation
Palpation
Normal range for Hgb
12-16 female
14-18 male
Assessing for tracheal displacement, the trachea will deviate toward which side?
Away from the injured side (tension and hemothorax)
what number would you assign to a barely detectable pulse?
1+
Which cranial nerve assesses the muscles used for facial expression?
Cranial nerve 7
Jaundice is caused by a buildup of what in the blood?
Bilirubin (could be dysfunction of liver, gallbladder or pancreas)
Normal range for potassium
3.5-4.5
Short explosive and non-musical lung sounds that can sound like rattling, bubbling or clicking
Crackles aka rales
What cardiac rhythm is characterized by an irregular beat. P waves can be absent, coars “fibrillatory”
A-fib
Which cranial nerve assess facial sensation?
Cranial nerve 5
This assessment finding is a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Bruising on the flanks
Turners Sign
Normal range for BUN
7-20
A high pitched, musical, adventitious lung sound produced by airflow through an abnormally narrowed or compressed airway
Wheezing
Irregular heart rhythm in which the heart‘s electrical activity is too weak to make the heart pump. Electrical activity is present, but there is no palpable pulse
PEA
Sudden weakness in the muscles on one half of the face. May be a reaction to a viral infection.
Bells Palsy
This condition is usually characterized by pain near the umbilicus or RLQ
Appendicitis
Normal range for sodium
135-145
An abnormal high pitched respiratory sound produced by irregular airflow in a narrowed airway. This condition indicates significant upper airway obstruction and is most prominent during the inspiration phase
Stridor
Which action should be taken when assessing pedal pulses, and no palpable pulse is located in one extremity
Doppler
A rare autoimmune disorder that causes the body’s immune system to attack the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, numbness, and sometimes paralysis. Often occurs after a viral or bacterial infection.
Guillain-Barre Sybdrome
Sudden severe pain in the testicles is a symptom of what
Testicular torsion