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Health Assessment Part 1

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Subjective data   Obtained from the client – primary source – if can’t communicate, ask secondary source of family members/people nearest them - Not measurable or observable, but what the patient tells us.  
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Example of subjective data   “I’m short of breath”, “My pain is 10/10”, “I feel sick to my stomach”, “His skin doesn’t look so red today”.  
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Objective data   Measurable & observable – we gather it as healthcare workers - other than client – facts, figures, etc.  
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Example of objective data   ”The patient walked 5 feet without assistance”, “He vomited X amount of emesis.”  
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Subjective or Objective – Feelings, perceptions, and self-report of symptoms?   subjective  
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Subjective or Objective – Blood pressure measurement?   objective  
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What is in medical record?   Medical history, labs, test results, current physical findings, and primary health care provider’s treatment plan.  
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Purpose of client interview?   Gather and provide information, ID problems & concerns, “chief complaint”, Why here? subjective data gathering and build rapport.  
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During assessment, where would you most likely gather the most subjective data?   Client interview/health history.  
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PMH   Past Medical Heath  
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ROS   Review of systems – a systematic method for collecting data on all body parts.  
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5 Techniques for assessment   Inspection, palpation, auscultations, olfaction, and percussion  
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You typically hear the first heart sound best when auscultated where?   left 5th ICS along midclavicular line.  
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What do we palpate the skin for?   temperature, moisture, texture, turgor, tenderness, and thickness.  
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What do we palpate the abdomen for?   tenderness, distention, or masses  
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light palpation   1 cm in depth  
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deep palpation   4 cm in depth  
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The most sensitive area are palpitated   last  
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Percussion involves tapping the body with   the fingertips to produce a vibration that travels through body tissues.  
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Tympani sound is   drum-like, high pitch – ex: gastric bubble  
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Resonance sound is   hollow, low pitch – ex: healthy Lungs  
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Hyperresonance sound is   booming, very low pitched ex: Emphysemic lung tissue  
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Flatness sound is   very dull, high pitch – ex: muscle, bone  
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Dullness sound is   thud-like, medium pitch – ex: Liver, spleen, heart  
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Frequency   the number of sound wave cycles generated per second by a vibrating object.  
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Loudness   the amplitude of a sound wave. Auscultated sounds are loud or soft.  
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Quality   sounds of similar frequency and loudness from different sources - blowing or gurgling  
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Duration   the length of time that sound vibrations last  
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Go for the place of most concern first   focus assessment  
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The physical examination is made up of   individual assessments for each body system.  
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Sitting   head, neck, thorax – full expansion of lungs – symmetry of upper body parts - disadvantage: hard for client with weakness.  
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Supine   flat on back – to auscultate abdomen, femoral pulse, heart, abdomen - disadvantage: hard to breathe  
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Dorsal recumbent   on back with knees bent and together - abdominal area – relaxes ab muscles  
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Lithotomy   female genital and tract-embarrasing  
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Sims   lying on side with one leg flexed – exposes rectal and vaginal area – good for rectal exam or vaginal exam. Inflection of the hip and knee needed, so hard for hip patients. Used for enema.  
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Prone   flat on abdomen – musculoskeletal system – they can flex knees and hips – not good for respiratory patients.  
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Lateral recumbent   lying on their side with both knees slightly bent – on “left-lateral recombant” side for heart – good for murmurs  
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Knee-chest   rectum – embarrassing  
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Semi-fowler   30 – 45degree angle while lying on back  
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Fowler   90 degree angle while lying on back  
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What are some of the things to assess in a general survey?   age, gender, distress, posture, gait, hygiene, speech, affect.  
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First part of physical assessment is?   vitals  
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Assessment of the skin reveals changes in   oxygenation, circulation, nutrition, local tissue damage, and hydration.  
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Skin produces which Vitamin   D production  
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Melanoma   an aggressive form of skin cancer  
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Normal brown skin appears to be yellow-brown and normal black skin appears to be ashen gray when?   When patient is cyanotic.  
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If pallor is present, the mucous membranes will be   ashen gray  
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Assessment of cyanosis in dark-skinned client requires observation of   areas where pigmentation occurs the least (conjunctiva, sclera, buccal mucosa, tongue, lips, nail beds, and palms and soles)  
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Localized skin changes, such as pallor or erythema (red discoloration), indicate   circulatory changes  
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A   Asymmetry – same on each side or different?  
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B   Border – ragged edges, border irregularity  
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C   Color – Solid? Multi-colored? Brusing?  
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D   Diameter – How big?  
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E   Elevation – bigger than smaller?  
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Indurated   hardened  
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A decrease in turgor predisposes the client to   skin breakdown  
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Petechiae   dots that show broken blood vessels especially when they are thrombocytopenic – hemorrhages in the skin layer.  
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Spider angionomas   big nose with lots of spider veins  
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Macule   freckle or Petechia – flat area less than 1 cm in size that is discolored.  
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Patch   large amount of macules grouped together – larger than 1 centimeter. – birthmarks or Mongolian spots.  
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A birthmark would what kind of skin lesion?   A patch  
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A Mongolian spot would be what kind of skin lesion?   Patch - Look like bruises and occur a lot in infants and can be mistaken for child abuse.  
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Papule   something solid, elevated, and less than a centimeter- or a mole.  
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A nevus would be what kind of skin lesion?   Nevus = mole – a papule  
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Nodule   solid, elevated, and greater than a centimeter – can be hard or soft. – wart would be one.  
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What kind of skin lesion would a wart be?   A nodule  
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Tumor   1-2 cm - Could describe as dime-size, quarter-size, etc. Usually centimeters is used.  
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Wheal   an elevated red area. Usually has fluid inside of the tissue. Mosquito bite or hives  
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A mosquito bite would be what kind of skin lesion?   wheal  
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Hives would be what kind of skin lesion?   Wheal because they are fluid filled  
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Cyst   fluid filled cavity in the subcutaneous area. Usually soft  
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Vesicle   an elevated cavity containing free serous fluid – less than a centimeter - Chickenpox, herpes.  
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Chickenpox would be what kind of skin lesion?   Vesicle  
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Pustule   pus filled, elevated cavity. Pimple  
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A pimple would be what kind of skin lesion?   Pustule  
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Ulcer   Deep loss of skin surface that extends into dermis and bleeds/scars – venous stasis ulcer.  
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Bulla   Blister – larger than 1 cm. Superficial in the epidermis.  
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Atrophy   Thinning of skin w/loss of normal skin furrow – skin is shiny and translucent  
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senile keratosis   thickening of skin  
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cherry angiomas   (ruby red papules  
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Primary Lesions   Occurring as initial spontaneous manifestations of a pathological process such as an insect bite.  
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Secondary Lesion   Resulting from later formation or trauma to a primary lesion such as a pressure ulcer.  
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When you detect a lesion, inspect it for   color, location, texture, size, shape, type, grouping (clustered or linear), and distribution (localized or generalized.  
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Name some primary lesions   macules and nodules - come from some stimulus to the skin  
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Name a secondary lesions   ulcer - occur as alterations in primary lesions  
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Basal cell carcinoma   almost never spreads to other parts of the body  
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Squamous cell carcinoma   more serious than basal cell and develops on the outer layers of sun-exposed skin - may travel to lymph nodes  
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4 Levels of edema   Mild-1, moderate-2, deep-3, very deep-4  
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Anasarca   severe generalized edema  
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Normocephalic   Head round and symmetric and appropriate for size of body.  
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Microcephalic   small sized skull  
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Macrocephalic   large head bones  
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Hydrocephalus   infants - large head results from congenital anomaly or the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles.  
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Enlarged jaws and facial bones resulting from ___, a disorder caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone.   acromegaly  
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Puffy around eye could indicate ___.   heart failure  
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Trachea should be   mid-line, no lumps, thyroid gland normal  
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Listen to the thyroid for   bruits  
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