Cardiac/Peripheral Vascular
These empty unoxygenated blood directly into the superior vena cava and may become distended in the presence of heart failure
What are the jugular veins?
A patient standing with feet together, arms at sides, and eyes closed beings to sway significantly. This is reported as?
What is a positive Romberg sign?
Percussion sound heard over a healthy lung filled with air
What is resonance?
A contagious viral infection causing rapid, painful inflammation of the parotid gland(s)
What is Mumps?
This disease involves the loss of mineralized bone mass, leading to porous/brittle bones, and an increase risk of fractures
What is osteoporosis?
An audible vascular sound associated with turbulent blood flow
What is a carotid bruit?
This is the medical term for drooping of the eyelid
What is ptosis?
An adventitious sound that indicates fluid in the lungs
What are crackles?
This is the medical term for difficulty with swallowing
What is dysphagia?
An audible and palpable crunching or grating in the joints that accompanies movement
What is crepitation?
This presents with unilateral swelling of affected leg, pain, warmth, and tenderness
What is a deep vein thrombosis?
This reflex present at birth, is pathological if present after age 2
A palpable vibration felt over the lung fields when a patient speaks the word "Ninety-nine"
What is fremitus?
The chart needed to test visual acuity and the cranial nerve that's being tested
Name the two tests performed to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome
What are Phalen Test and Tinel sign?
The order of auscultation of the valvular sites
What is Aortic, Pulmonic, Tricuspid, and Mitral?
These are differences between delirium and dementia
What is: Delirium: acute onset, reversible
Dementia: slow progression, irreversible
The medical term for collapsed alveoli
What is atelectasis?
This screening test is done to assess for loss of peripheral vision
What is the Confrontation Test?
An exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine that causes significant pain and limited mobility
What is kyphosis?
Pain in the calf brought on by walking and is relieved by rest
What is intermittent claudication?
These components are included in a Neurologic Recheck
What are LOC, Motor Function, Pupillary Response, and Vital Signs?
When free air enters the pleural space and negative pressure is lost, this will occur
What is a pneumothorax?
High-tone frequency hearing loss that occurs with aging
What is presbycusis?
After orthopedic surgery, these are critical assessments for the affected extremity
What is C-Color, Movement of fingers or toes, Sensation, Swelling, Temperature/