NURS 1010 Quiz 4 (Weeks 4 + 5) Exam Questions
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A mole that recently changed in color and shape
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How does a patient's skin change as
1 Light tan birthmark 2
they get older?
3 What is palpation? 4 Elevation
Don't know?
Terms in this set (179)
, How does a patient's skin Skin becomes thinner, loses elasticity, and becomes
change as they get older? dryer due to reduced sebaceous gland activity.
Grey hair occurs when melanocytes stop producing
What causes grey hair?
pigment and begin to disappear.
What is xerosis? Xerosis refers to dry and flaky skin.
Alopecia is hair loss that can be caused by
What is alopecia? medications, autoimmune conditions, and can present
as patches or full balding.
What is pruritus? Pruritus is the medical term for dry, itchy skin.
What are signs of Signs of dehydration include dark urine, dry lips, white
dehydration? patches on the tongue, and a cracked tongue.
What is abduction in terms Abduction is lifting arms away from the side of the
of arm movement? body towards the head.
What is adduction in terms Adduction is pulling arms from the head back down
of arm movement? towards the side of the body.
What is supination? Supination is holding a bowl of soup in your hand.
What is pronation? Pronation is pushing a basketball toward the ground.
What do flexion and Flexion and extension refer to bicep curls going up
extension refer to in arm and down.
movements?
Circumduction is making a circle with your arm out
What is circumduction?
straight.
What is palpation? Palpation is the act of feeling with your hands during
an assessment.
What is percussion? Percussion is the act of tapping during an assessment.
What is inspection in a Inspection is visualizing the patient during an
medical assessment? assessment.
Auscultation is listening to the internal sounds of the
What is auscultation?
body during an assessment.
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
A mole that recently changed in color and shape
Choose an answer
How does a patient's skin change as
1 Light tan birthmark 2
they get older?
3 What is palpation? 4 Elevation
Don't know?
Terms in this set (179)
, How does a patient's skin Skin becomes thinner, loses elasticity, and becomes
change as they get older? dryer due to reduced sebaceous gland activity.
Grey hair occurs when melanocytes stop producing
What causes grey hair?
pigment and begin to disappear.
What is xerosis? Xerosis refers to dry and flaky skin.
Alopecia is hair loss that can be caused by
What is alopecia? medications, autoimmune conditions, and can present
as patches or full balding.
What is pruritus? Pruritus is the medical term for dry, itchy skin.
What are signs of Signs of dehydration include dark urine, dry lips, white
dehydration? patches on the tongue, and a cracked tongue.
What is abduction in terms Abduction is lifting arms away from the side of the
of arm movement? body towards the head.
What is adduction in terms Adduction is pulling arms from the head back down
of arm movement? towards the side of the body.
What is supination? Supination is holding a bowl of soup in your hand.
What is pronation? Pronation is pushing a basketball toward the ground.
What do flexion and Flexion and extension refer to bicep curls going up
extension refer to in arm and down.
movements?
Circumduction is making a circle with your arm out
What is circumduction?
straight.
What is palpation? Palpation is the act of feeling with your hands during
an assessment.
What is percussion? Percussion is the act of tapping during an assessment.
What is inspection in a Inspection is visualizing the patient during an
medical assessment? assessment.
Auscultation is listening to the internal sounds of the
What is auscultation?
body during an assessment.
