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health assessment 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what 4 areas does a general survey include | physical appearance body structure mobility behavior |
| what do you need to pay attention to when are are assessing someones physical appearance | age sex/sexual development level of consciousness skin color facial features overall appearance |
| what do you need you pay attention to when are are assessing someones | stature nutrition symmetry posture position obvious physical deformities |
| what do you need to pay attention to when you are assessing someones mobility | gait range of motion |
| what do you need to pay attention to when you are assessing someones behavior | facial expressions mood and effect speech speech pattern dress personal hygiene (unkempt appearance can indicate depression or illness) |
| what things do you need to be sure to do when are are getting someones weight | remove shoes and heavy outer clothing make sure to get weights at same time of day with same clothing type |
| what do you need to do when getting someones height | shoeless, standing straight with gentle traction under the jaw, looking straight ahead, feet shoulders, and buttocks should be in contact with wall/measuring pole |
| bmi for underweight | less than 18.5 |
| bmi for normal | 18.5-24.9 |
| bmi for overweight | 25-29.9 |
| bmi for obesity class 1 | 30-34.9 |
| bmi for obesity class 2 | 35-39.9 |
| bmi for extreme obesity | greater than of equal to 40 |
| what is a person more at risk for if they carry more weight around their waist instead of around their hips | heart disease type 2 diabetes |
| where should you measure someones waist circumference | top of iliac crest |
| you measure someones waist circumference when they are at the _______ of a normal respiration | end |
| children that are just learning to walk have a ____ gait | wide |
| normal toddler posture shows a _______ abdomen | protruding |
| what do you weight infants on | platform scale |
| at what age do you use an upright scale | 2-3 years old |
| you measure an infants body length supine until they are __ years old | 2 |
| hypopituitary dwarfism | deficiency in growth hormone; delayed puberty, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency |
| gigantism | excessive secretion of growth hormone |
| acromegaly/hyperpituitarism | excessive secretion of growth hormone in adulthood after normal completion fo body growth |
| achondroplastic dwarfism | genetic disorder in converting cartilage to bone results in normal trunk size, short arms and legs, short stature (what the tiny people on tv look like) |
| endogenous obesity/cushing syndrome | excess cortisol weight gain and edema with central trunk and cervical obesity |
| marfan syndrome | inherit connective tissue disorder tall, thin stature, hyper-extensible joints, arm span greater than height, sternal deformity |
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hannah.feaster
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