cultivating your senses skills -ANSWER-IPPA
I- inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
developmental competence -ANSWER--order of developmental stage is more
meaningful than chronological age (everything comes back to the development stages)
-position, prep, and sequence vary across lifecycle
waist circumference -ANSWER--assesses body fat distribution as indication of health
risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below ribs and above iliac crest
hypopituitary dwarfism -ANSWER-deficient growth hormone, delayed puberty
achondroplastic dwarfism -ANSWER-short arms, legs, more pronounced lordosis
gigantism -ANSWER-excess growth hormone, delayed genital development
Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism) -ANSWER-overgrowth of face, hands, feet
endogenous obesity -ANSWER-Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
Marfan Syndrome -ANSWER--long, lanky
-concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia -ANSWER-below 60 bpm
Tachycardia -ANSWER-greater than 100 bpm
heart force -ANSWER-strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure -ANSWER-difference between systolic and diastolic pressure (reflects
stroke volume)
two main pathways of pathologic pain -ANSWER--neuropathic
-nociceptive
nociceptiors -ANSWER-nerve endings designed to detect painful stimuli
Aδ fibers -ANSWER--large
I- inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
developmental competence -ANSWER--order of developmental stage is more
meaningful than chronological age (everything comes back to the development stages)
-position, prep, and sequence vary across lifecycle
waist circumference -ANSWER--assesses body fat distribution as indication of health
risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below ribs and above iliac crest
hypopituitary dwarfism -ANSWER-deficient growth hormone, delayed puberty
achondroplastic dwarfism -ANSWER-short arms, legs, more pronounced lordosis
gigantism -ANSWER-excess growth hormone, delayed genital development
Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism) -ANSWER-overgrowth of face, hands, feet
endogenous obesity -ANSWER-Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
Marfan Syndrome -ANSWER--long, lanky
-concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia -ANSWER-below 60 bpm
Tachycardia -ANSWER-greater than 100 bpm
heart force -ANSWER-strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure -ANSWER-difference between systolic and diastolic pressure (reflects
stroke volume)
two main pathways of pathologic pain -ANSWER--neuropathic
-nociceptive
nociceptiors -ANSWER-nerve endings designed to detect painful stimuli
Aδ fibers -ANSWER--large
