Assessments
Assessment of Cranial Nerve #9 indicates :
Gag reflex is intact
Epigastric pain that is sometimes worse right after eating or with laying down.
GERD
Ascites
Pain in the RLQ that radiates to right groin
Appendicitis
Teaching your patient to exercise is a form of
Primary health promotion.
When assessing the Achilles Tendon the expected finding is:
Plantar Flexion of the foot.
Unilateral joint pain often in the older adult
Osteoarthritis
CVA Tenderness
Tenderness associated with kidney infections.
Externally rotated lower extremity
Probable hip fracture
Atrial Fib
Nuchal Rigidity is a symptom of
Meningitis
Characterized by LLQ pain
diverticulitis
McBurnys Sign
Sign of Appendicitis
Bilateral joint tenderness, swelling and warmth
The story the patient tells you of why they came to seek medical attention
HPI
PERRLA is an acronym for
Pupils
are Equal Round Reactive to Light and Accommodate
Hepatitis can lead to
Cirrhosis
Edema
fluid in the interstitial space
Flexion of the hip
Summarize
A way to repeat back what the provider has heard from the patient.
Your patient has sustained a head injury , when assessing for drainage from the ears and nose what are you looking for ?
Clear, water fluid known as Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Right upper quad pain that sometimes can radiate to the right mid clavicular or right shoulder
Cholecystitis
Suprapubic Tenderness
Distention associated with a full bladder.
Inflammation of the small fluid filled sac
bursitis
Symptom of hypotension
dizziness