NUR 2220: Health Assessment Final Exam
cyanosis
dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes, due to an
increased amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin
erythema
intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in the superficial
capillaries of the skin, common w/ fever or inflammation
jaundice
yellow color to the skin and sclera d/t excess bilirubin buildup in
the blood
pallor
excessively pale, lightly pigmented skin, white-ish/ pink
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
bruit
swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of
normal blood flow (artery)
accomodation
adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing the curvature
of the lens (ex. finger moving closer to face)
, cataract
opacity of the lens of the eye that develops d/t aging and
gradually obstructs ones vision
otalgia
pain in the ear
otitis externa
inflammation of the outer ear/ ear canal
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear/ tympanic membrane
pinna
auricle/ outer ear
otorrhea
discharge coming from the ear
vertigo
a spinning/ twirling experience someone can have
epistaxis
nosebleeds, usually from the anterior septum
candidiasis
white, cheesy, curd-like path on the buccal mucosa d/t
superficial fungal infection
cyanosis
dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes, due to an
increased amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin
erythema
intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in the superficial
capillaries of the skin, common w/ fever or inflammation
jaundice
yellow color to the skin and sclera d/t excess bilirubin buildup in
the blood
pallor
excessively pale, lightly pigmented skin, white-ish/ pink
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
bruit
swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of
normal blood flow (artery)
accomodation
adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing the curvature
of the lens (ex. finger moving closer to face)
, cataract
opacity of the lens of the eye that develops d/t aging and
gradually obstructs ones vision
otalgia
pain in the ear
otitis externa
inflammation of the outer ear/ ear canal
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear/ tympanic membrane
pinna
auricle/ outer ear
otorrhea
discharge coming from the ear
vertigo
a spinning/ twirling experience someone can have
epistaxis
nosebleeds, usually from the anterior septum
candidiasis
white, cheesy, curd-like path on the buccal mucosa d/t
superficial fungal infection
