NUR 104 Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
cultivating your senses skills ✔✔- IPPA
I- inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
developmental competence ✔✔- -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 ✔✔- -assesses body fat distribution as indication of
health risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below ribs and above iliac
crest
hypopituitary dwarfism ✔✔- deficient growth hormone, delayed puberty
achondroplastic dwarfism ✔✔- short arms, legs, more pronounced lordosis
, gigantism ✔✔- excess growth hormone, delayed genital development
Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism) ✔✔- overgrowth of face, hands, feet
endogenous obesity ✔✔- Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
Marfan Syndrome ✔✔- -long, lanky
-concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia ✔✔- below 60 bpm
Tachycardia ✔✔- greater than 100 bpm
heart force ✔✔- strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure ✔✔- difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
(reflects stroke volume)
two main pathways of pathologic pain ✔✔- -neuropathic
-nociceptive
nociceptiors ✔✔- nerve endings designed to detect painful stimuli
Aδ fibers ✔✔- -large
-myelinated
-transmit pain signal rapidly
-short term and sharp sensations
Answers 100% Correct
cultivating your senses skills ✔✔- IPPA
I- inspection
P-palpation
P-percussion
A-auscultation
developmental competence ✔✔- -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 ✔✔- -assesses body fat distribution as indication of
health risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below ribs and above iliac
crest
hypopituitary dwarfism ✔✔- deficient growth hormone, delayed puberty
achondroplastic dwarfism ✔✔- short arms, legs, more pronounced lordosis
, gigantism ✔✔- excess growth hormone, delayed genital development
Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism) ✔✔- overgrowth of face, hands, feet
endogenous obesity ✔✔- Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
Marfan Syndrome ✔✔- -long, lanky
-concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia ✔✔- below 60 bpm
Tachycardia ✔✔- greater than 100 bpm
heart force ✔✔- strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure ✔✔- difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
(reflects stroke volume)
two main pathways of pathologic pain ✔✔- -neuropathic
-nociceptive
nociceptiors ✔✔- nerve endings designed to detect painful stimuli
Aδ fibers ✔✔- -large
-myelinated
-transmit pain signal rapidly
-short term and sharp sensations
