Have a Heart
The precordium
What is the area of the anterior chest that includes the heart and major blood vessels
something we palpate, located on the dorsum of the foot, lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe
What is the correct location to palpate the dorsalis pedis pulse
The articulation points of the musculoskeletal system
What is Joints
this system composed of two main parts: Central and Peripheral
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
Difficulty swallowing food or medications
What is dysphagia?
Sinoatrial node (SA) node
What is referred to as the pacemaker of the heart
cramp like pain in the leg during activity that resolves with rest within 2 minutes
What is intermittent claudication
Fibrous connective tissue bands connect one bone to another
What are ligaments
The area of the brain that controls balance
What is the cerebellum?
abdominal pulsations between the xiphoid and the umbilicus noted on a thin patient
What are normal abdominal aortic pulsations
Blood flow turbulence r wooshing sound
What is a bruit
A late sign of hypoxia
What is Cyanosis
shock absorbers in the back
What are intervertebral disks
The feeling that the room is spinning
What is vertigo?
High pitched gurgling, irregular sounds
What are bowel sounds?
fifth left intercostal space at the midclavicular line
What is where you would palapte the apical impulse
symptoms in limb are: swelling, pain, red in color, warm to touch
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
THe movement that the knee is capable of
What are flexion and extension
the expected reflex with this test is plantar flexion of the foot
What is Papenski?
extra fluid in the peritoneal cavity
What is ascites?
a valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve
blood return to the nail bed within 2 seconds of pressing
What is capillary refill
where the lengthening and growth of the bones occurs
What is Epiphyses
a tool developed as an accurate tool to assess level of consciousness
What is the Glasgow coma scale?
Black tarry stools
What is an indication of gastrointestinal bleeding?