Nutrition
This type of data includes patient-reported symptoms and nutritional intake.
What is warm, dry, intact?
This anatomical structure traps and filters a specific bodily fluid
What is a lymph node?
This test assess for central vision acuity
What is the Snellen chart?
This grading scale is used to assess tonsil size.
What is 0-4+?
Protein, calcium, and vitamin D are especially important for maintaining muscle and bone mass in this age group
What are older adults?
This assessment tests for skin elasticity and hydration status.
What is skin turgor/turgor assessment?
Normal lymph nodes feel like this when palpated
What is small, soft, mobile, non-tender?
Normal tympanic membranes are noted to be this.
What is pearl-gray, mobile and translucent?
A common fungal infection in the mouth, often seen as white patches on the tongue or cheeks.
What is thrush (oral candidiasis)?
Glossitis (smooth, swollen tongue) is commonly associated with this deficiency
What is Vitamin B complex (B12) Deficiency?
This condition can be assessed by examining the areas of lesser pigmentation, such as the oral mucosa.
What is cyanosis or pallor?
This gland may be palpated in the neck region.
What is the thyroid gland?
Ptosis refers to this eye abnormality.
What is a drooping eyelid?
This condition causes watery discharge that then becomes purulent.
This vitamin deficiency can lead to night blindness
What is vitamin A deficiency?
A raised, and large pruritic area associated with allergic reactions
In a normal assessment, the thyroid gland should have these characteristics.
What is smooth, non-tender, and not enlarged?
This age-related condition makes it difficult to focus on near objects.
What is presbyopia?
Having a patient stick out their tongue tests this nerve.
What is CN XII?
Kwashiorkor and marasmus are forms of this condition.
What is malnutrition (protein-energy malnutrition)?
This type of skin condition requires early detection and is linked to excessive UV exposure.
What is malignant melanoma?
Painful, enlarged, and mobile lymph nodes are usually associated with this.
What is an infection/inflammation?
Following a penlight in 6 areas checks for function in these three cranial nerves.
What is CN III, IV, VI?
You ask a patient to say "ah" and watch for uvula movement to test this cranial nerve.
What is CN X?