RNSG 1413 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔turgor - ✔✔tension due to fluid content
✔✔Consistency - ✔✔measures organ location and size against the expected anatomic
norm, any distention or masses, and vibration or pulsation associated with movement
✔✔crepitation or crepitus - ✔✔crackling or rubbing sound/sensation
✔✔guarding - ✔✔positioning to prevent movement of a painful body part
✔✔rebound tenderness - ✔✔discomfort experienced after stimulation is discontinued
✔✔percussion - ✔✔tapping the patient's skin with short, sharp strokes that cause a
vibration to travel through the skin and to the upper layers of the underlying structures
✔✔Albinism - ✔✔congenital hereditary condition characterized by partial or total lack of
melanin pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
✔✔erythema - ✔✔redness of the skin due to capillary dilation
✔✔purpura - ✔✔bleeding under the skin
✔✔Juandice - ✔✔A yellowing of the skin and eyes
✔✔pallor - ✔✔Extreme or unnatural paleness
✔✔vitiligo - ✔✔loss of pigment in areas of the skin
✔✔petechiae - ✔✔tiny, dark red spots that indicate hemorrhage under the skin
, ✔✔edema - ✔✔swelling
✔✔Ecchymosis - ✔✔bruising
✔✔hirsutism - ✔✔excessive hair growth on the upper lip, chin, and cheeks in both men
and women
✔✔pruritus - ✔✔itching
✔✔capillary refill - ✔✔an indication of peripheral blood flow
✔✔hydrocephalus - ✔✔accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain
✔✔strabismus - ✔✔crossed eyes
✔✔diplopia - ✔✔double vision (seeing double)
✔✔ptosis - ✔✔abnormal drooping of the eyelids
✔✔Cataracts - ✔✔clouding of the lens
✔✔PERRLA stands for - ✔✔pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
✔✔Accommocation - ✔✔process which changes the shape of the lens to focus on
objects near and far
✔✔nystagmus - ✔✔rapid, shaking, involuntary movement of the eyes
✔✔purulent - ✔✔containing pus
✔✔Glucoma - ✔✔increased intraocular pressure
✔✔tinnitus - ✔✔ringing or buzzing in the ears
✔✔vertigo - ✔✔dizziness
✔✔Weber test - ✔✔hearing test using a tuning fork; can be conducted if patient
complains of hearing loss in one ear (on top of the head)
✔✔Rhine test - ✔✔tuning fork used to test bone and air conduction for unilateral
hearing issues (behind the ear)
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔turgor - ✔✔tension due to fluid content
✔✔Consistency - ✔✔measures organ location and size against the expected anatomic
norm, any distention or masses, and vibration or pulsation associated with movement
✔✔crepitation or crepitus - ✔✔crackling or rubbing sound/sensation
✔✔guarding - ✔✔positioning to prevent movement of a painful body part
✔✔rebound tenderness - ✔✔discomfort experienced after stimulation is discontinued
✔✔percussion - ✔✔tapping the patient's skin with short, sharp strokes that cause a
vibration to travel through the skin and to the upper layers of the underlying structures
✔✔Albinism - ✔✔congenital hereditary condition characterized by partial or total lack of
melanin pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
✔✔erythema - ✔✔redness of the skin due to capillary dilation
✔✔purpura - ✔✔bleeding under the skin
✔✔Juandice - ✔✔A yellowing of the skin and eyes
✔✔pallor - ✔✔Extreme or unnatural paleness
✔✔vitiligo - ✔✔loss of pigment in areas of the skin
✔✔petechiae - ✔✔tiny, dark red spots that indicate hemorrhage under the skin
, ✔✔edema - ✔✔swelling
✔✔Ecchymosis - ✔✔bruising
✔✔hirsutism - ✔✔excessive hair growth on the upper lip, chin, and cheeks in both men
and women
✔✔pruritus - ✔✔itching
✔✔capillary refill - ✔✔an indication of peripheral blood flow
✔✔hydrocephalus - ✔✔accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain
✔✔strabismus - ✔✔crossed eyes
✔✔diplopia - ✔✔double vision (seeing double)
✔✔ptosis - ✔✔abnormal drooping of the eyelids
✔✔Cataracts - ✔✔clouding of the lens
✔✔PERRLA stands for - ✔✔pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
✔✔Accommocation - ✔✔process which changes the shape of the lens to focus on
objects near and far
✔✔nystagmus - ✔✔rapid, shaking, involuntary movement of the eyes
✔✔purulent - ✔✔containing pus
✔✔Glucoma - ✔✔increased intraocular pressure
✔✔tinnitus - ✔✔ringing or buzzing in the ears
✔✔vertigo - ✔✔dizziness
✔✔Weber test - ✔✔hearing test using a tuning fork; can be conducted if patient
complains of hearing loss in one ear (on top of the head)
✔✔Rhine test - ✔✔tuning fork used to test bone and air conduction for unilateral
hearing issues (behind the ear)
