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health assessment

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health assessment in order   1-interview:sub 2-Nursing health history:Sub 3-Complete Physical exam:obj a) general survey b)vitalsigns c)skin  
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nursing health history   subjective data: biographic data, present and past health, family history, ROS, ADLs, reson for seeking care, medications  
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general survey   LONPOPFMSH. loc, orientation, nutrition, posture and position, obvios physical deformaties, facial expressions, mood and affect, speech, hygiene/grooming  
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physical exam technique   ippa except adbomen. observe/inspect, palpate, percussion, auscutate. ...head to toe  
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general survey - loc, orientation   loc- alert, drowsy, lethargic, unresponsive ......orientation- person, place, time. do they know where they are  
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components of a mental status exam   appearance, behavior, cognition, thought process & perception  
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dysphonia, dysarthria, asphasia   dysphonia - abnormal pitch. laryngeal disease, sounds hoarse or whipsered. Dysarthria- articulation problems. distorted speech. Asphasia- language comphrhension. expressive- dontknow right words. receptive-unable to know what you are saying.  
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cognitive function. orientation, attentionspan, memory, recent short term memory, remote/longterm memory, new learning, higher intelectual funstioning. minicog   recent /short term memory-24hr diet recall. remote/longterm memory- past event. New Learning- 4 word test  
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mental status of an aging adult   response time is lower, no decrease in general knowledge, recent memory somewhwt decreased, long term memory intact. sensory perception can affect vision and hearing. loss results in disorientation or depression.  
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delirium   a shange in cognition, develops over a shirt perion of time  
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depression   involves mind and body, not a normal part of growing old  
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dementia   impairment of intellectual functioning associated with changes in personality, impaired judgement, and reasoning.  
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5 A's if alzheimers. anomia, apraxia, agnosia, amnesia, aphasia   Anomia-inability to remember names of things.  
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apraxia   misuse of objects  
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agnosia   inability to recognice familiar objects, tastes, sounds  
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amnesia   inability to remember  
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asphasia   inability to express oneself through speech  
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