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____________ is a lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as in emphysema or pneumothorax?
What is hyperresonance.
When percussing over the liver what type of sound would one expect to hear.
Dullness.
What is the name of the instrument used to measure the the physical function level in older adults?
The Katz index.
What two types of data make up a health history?
Objective and subjective.
How would you characterize an abdomen that sticks out? (Kelli's belly) :)
What is protuberant.
To look into the eye what tool do I use?
The ophthalmoscope.
What physical condition should a nurse suspect when a patients sits straight up and resists lying down?
heart failure.
The technical name for a humpback appearance is what?
Kyphosis
The post central gyrus of what lobe is the primary center for sensation.
Parietal
____________ presents as an acute change in cognition and is usually attributable to an acute illness.
What is Delirium.
True or false:
There are hemodynamic changes with aging?
What is true.
_____________ is the perception of two images of a single object?
What is diplopia.
When you shine a light on a pupil and the other pupil constricts at the same time this is known as?
What is consensual light reflex.
How many chambers are there in the eye?
What is 2 the anterior and posterior.
This gland is found to straddle the trachea in the middle of the neck.
What is the thyroid gland.
Another name for increased intraocular pressure is?
Glaucoma
This area of the brain has vital autonomic centers (respiration, heart, GI function).
What is the medulla.
A patient presents with fever, crackles, increased fremitus, bronchophony. What condition do I have?
Chronic pneumonia.
Acute urinary elimination problems are considered what level priority?
Second level.
True or false:
Cancerous nodules tend to be hard and fixed to surrounding structures?
What is true.
This is a blowing or swishing sound which indicates blood flow turbulence.
What is a bruit.
Posteriorly the location of C7 marks the __________ of lung tissue.
What is the apex.
What is a purplish patch resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin?
Ecchymosis
Problems with language, poor or decreased judgment, problems with abstract thinking, changes in personality, and loss of initiative are warning signs of what condition?
What is Alzheimers
______________ ligaments, are fibrous connective tissue extending vertically from the skin surface to attach on chest wall muscles.
Cooper ligaments.