Physical Assessment WCU Final Exam Test with Answers Rated A
wood lamp an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal infections
doppler equipment used when pulses are not palpable
equipment used to see red reflex on the inner part of the
opthalmoscope
eye
otoscope equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer instrument used to measure joint angles
skinfold caliper equipment used to measure subcutaneous tissue
used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a cavity
transilluminator
red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork used for Weber-Rinne tests
largest organ in the body skin @ 20 lbs
Largest gland in the body liver
why can you see internal organs in a newborn? very thin abdominal muscles
when does sweat and oil glands activate? adolescence
Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Staging of decubitus ulcers
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
What does the dermis contain? blood vessels and nerve endings
Eccrine Sweat Glands water and salt
water, salt, fatty acids and proteins mix with bacteria which
Apocrine Sweat Glands
gives ott body odor
anagen: active growth stage, 1 cm/ month 2-6 years
3 stages of hair growth catagen: transitional phase 2 weeks
telogen: shedding phase happens 1-4 months
Villa peach fuzz, pale short fine hair covering entire body
terminal hair
, long hair found on the scalp as well as on legs, arms, and
body of both males and females
fine hair on baby that is downy hair that will be replaced
lanugo
villa within 3 month
Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin
vernix caseosa
of newborn humans
what to do if yellowing of a baby's skin within 24 hours to
increase fluids and phototherapy
7 days after birth, especially if dehydrated?
milia Tiny white bumps that commonly appear on a baby's face.
irregular pink patches on back of neck on baby that will
stork bites
disappear within a year
bluish purple spots of pigmentation on dark skinned ba-
mongolian spots
bies
0=0mm
2= 4mm
grading of edema
3=6mm
4=8mm
A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
E: evolving
seperate inch by inch across skull looking for masses or
assessing hair
infestations
pediculosis capitis head lice, white patches that cling to hair shaft
mirroring diamond shape
how to look for clubbing of the fingers
160* is normal
wood lamp an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal infections
doppler equipment used when pulses are not palpable
equipment used to see red reflex on the inner part of the
opthalmoscope
eye
otoscope equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer instrument used to measure joint angles
skinfold caliper equipment used to measure subcutaneous tissue
used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a cavity
transilluminator
red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork used for Weber-Rinne tests
largest organ in the body skin @ 20 lbs
Largest gland in the body liver
why can you see internal organs in a newborn? very thin abdominal muscles
when does sweat and oil glands activate? adolescence
Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Staging of decubitus ulcers
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
What does the dermis contain? blood vessels and nerve endings
Eccrine Sweat Glands water and salt
water, salt, fatty acids and proteins mix with bacteria which
Apocrine Sweat Glands
gives ott body odor
anagen: active growth stage, 1 cm/ month 2-6 years
3 stages of hair growth catagen: transitional phase 2 weeks
telogen: shedding phase happens 1-4 months
Villa peach fuzz, pale short fine hair covering entire body
terminal hair
, long hair found on the scalp as well as on legs, arms, and
body of both males and females
fine hair on baby that is downy hair that will be replaced
lanugo
villa within 3 month
Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin
vernix caseosa
of newborn humans
what to do if yellowing of a baby's skin within 24 hours to
increase fluids and phototherapy
7 days after birth, especially if dehydrated?
milia Tiny white bumps that commonly appear on a baby's face.
irregular pink patches on back of neck on baby that will
stork bites
disappear within a year
bluish purple spots of pigmentation on dark skinned ba-
mongolian spots
bies
0=0mm
2= 4mm
grading of edema
3=6mm
4=8mm
A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
E: evolving
seperate inch by inch across skull looking for masses or
assessing hair
infestations
pediculosis capitis head lice, white patches that cling to hair shaft
mirroring diamond shape
how to look for clubbing of the fingers
160* is normal
