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How to get patient to open up? - ANS-- effective reassurance
- meaningful reassurance
- moving closer to patient

What is the order of meeting a patient and conducting an interview? - ANS-- preparation
- sequence of interview
- culture context of the interview

How can the size of BP cuff and position of the brachial artery affect the patient's BP
reading? - ANS-Cuff too small = High BP
Cuff too large = Low BP

Brachial artery below heart = High BP
Brachial artery above the heart = Low BP

Constitutional Symptoms are: - ANS-Fatigue, weakness, fever/chills, night sweats,
weight changes, or pain.

Benign tumors that result from overgrowth of capillaries? - ANS-Cherry angiomas

What can acanthosis nigricans clue into? - ANS-Diabetes

What labs do you check for vitiligo? - ANS-TSH, T3, T4, and CBC

What are scattered erythematous; raised on skin, over 1 cm; plaque- Raised papule -
rough, dry, silver, grey. Found mostly over joints? - ANS-Psoriasis

What are herald spot with bullseye like papule with branches emanating from it occur on
back, chest. Red raised? - ANS-Pityriasis Rosea

What are malar, erythema (mid cheeks, spans bridge of nose), relative sparing of
nasolabial folds, periungual erythema, interphalangeal erythema? - ANS-Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus

What are rash, often in red bullseye pattern (erythema migrans), caused by tick bite.
Symptoms are flu-like, fever, HA, fatigue - ANS-Lyme Disease




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What do you check for when patient has cellulitis? - ANS-Ulcer for signs of infection

How does retinal detachment present? - ANS-sudden, painless, unilateral vision loss

What cranial nerve are you assessing when checking lateral gaze? - ANS-Cranial nerve
6 - Abducens

What conditions do not have red reflexes? - ANS-cataracts, detached retina, the
vitreous, artificial eye, or retinoblastoma in children

Eye condition in which there is a sudden vision loss, unilateral, painful; associated with
multiple sclerosis? - ANS-Optic Neuritis

What is a signature sign of otitis externa? (swimmer's ear) - ANS-Painful movement of
the tragus

Eye condition where there is a leakage of outside blood vessels in the eye, absent of
pain; vision is not affected - ANS-Subconjunctival hemorrhage

Where to palpate for strep lymph nodes? - ANS-Anterior cervical

Where to palpate for mono lymph nodes? - ANS-Posterior cervical

Eye condition where the eye is severe, aching, deep pain; decreased vision, pupil
dilated/fixed? - ANS-Glaucoma

Lung condition where there is dullness replaced with resonance, dyspnea, pleuritic pain,
cough, fever; localized bronchophony/egophony? - ANS-Pneumonia

Lung condition where the patient coughs sometimes with thick mucoid, sputum,
especially near end of an attack, episodic wheezing and dyspnnea, but cough may
occur alone. Often history of allergies - ANS-Asthma

Heart condition where patient does a clenching movement over the sternum? -
ANS-Myocardium

What ventricle are you feeling when palpating anterior cardiac surface? - ANS-Right
ventricle

What valve are you listening to at the apex of the heart? - ANS-Mitral valve




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