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GNRS 578 Health Assessment Exam 2
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fontanel [ ANS: ] membrane covered "soft spots" that separate the
neonatal skull and allow for growth during the 1st year.
nuchal rigidity [ ANS: ] resistance to flexion
presyncope [ ANS: ] feeling faint
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disequilibrium [ ANS: ] shakiness or instability when walking
normocephalic [ ANS: ] round, symmetric skull that is appropriately
related to body size
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tic [ ANS: ] involuntary movement in facial muscles
lymphadenopathy [ ANS: ] enlarged lymph nodes
How can you locate the C7 vertebra? [ ANS: ] C7 has a long
spinous process that is palpable when the head is flexed
what is the other name for C7? [ ANS: ] vertebra prominens
The border shared by the anterior and posterior triangles of the
neck is formed by which muscle? [ ANS: ] sternomastoid muscle
Name lymph nodes (also know where they are) [ ANS: ]
preauricular
posterior auricular
occipital
submental
submandibular
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jugulodigastric
superficial cervical
deep cervical
posterior cervical
supraclavicular
If a lymph node is enlarged do you look upstream or downstream
for the source of the problem? [ ANS: ] upstream
what are the 4 areas that lymph nodes are accessible to
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examination? [ ANS: ] head & neck
arms
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axillae
inguinal region
why do older adult's facial bones and orbits appear increased in
prominence? [ ANS: ] they have decreased elasticity, decreased
subcutaneous fat, decreased moisture in skin
how do you palpate deep chain lymph nodes? supraclavicular
lymph nodes? [ ANS: ] deep chain lymph nodes: tip the person's
head toward the side being examined to relax the ipsilateral
muscle
supraclavicular: have patient hunch shoulders and elbows
forward
characteristics of cancerous lymph nodes [ ANS: ] hard
larger than 3cm
unilateral
fixed
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if a patient has a pneumothorax on their left lung which way
would the trachea shift? [ ANS: ] Right -- away from the side of the
pneumothorax due to air in the pleural space creating pressure
and pushing the trachea and mediastinum away from it
If a patient had an atelectasis on their left lung which side would
the trachea shift? [ ANS: ] left
primary vs. secondary headache [ ANS: ] primary: due to
headache condition itself & not to another cause
secondary: headache presents because of another condition
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Define tension, migraine and cluster headaches [ ANS: ] -Tension:
musculoskeletal origin with mild to moderate pain
-migraine: genetically transmitted vascular & trigeminal nerve
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origin; very painful & involves prodrome & aura
-cluster: rare headache that is intermittent, excruciating, unilateral
and has autonomic signs
location: tension, migraine, cluster HA [ ANS: ] -tension: both sides
of head
-migraine: commonly one-sided but may occur on both
-cluster: always one-sided
character: tension, migraine, cluster HA [ ANS: ] -tension: bandlike
tightness, non-throbbing
-migraine: throbbing, pulsating
-cluster: continuous, burning, piercing, excruciating
duration: tension, migraine, cluster HA [ ANS: ] -tension: gradual
onset, lasts 30 mins to days
-migraine: rapid onset, peaks at 1-2hrs, lasts 4-72 hours
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GNRS 578 Health Assessment Exam 2
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
fontanel [ ANS: ] membrane covered "soft spots" that separate the
neonatal skull and allow for growth during the 1st year.
nuchal rigidity [ ANS: ] resistance to flexion
presyncope [ ANS: ] feeling faint
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disequilibrium [ ANS: ] shakiness or instability when walking
normocephalic [ ANS: ] round, symmetric skull that is appropriately
related to body size
Guru01 - Stuvia
tic [ ANS: ] involuntary movement in facial muscles
lymphadenopathy [ ANS: ] enlarged lymph nodes
How can you locate the C7 vertebra? [ ANS: ] C7 has a long
spinous process that is palpable when the head is flexed
what is the other name for C7? [ ANS: ] vertebra prominens
The border shared by the anterior and posterior triangles of the
neck is formed by which muscle? [ ANS: ] sternomastoid muscle
Name lymph nodes (also know where they are) [ ANS: ]
preauricular
posterior auricular
occipital
submental
submandibular
, 2
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jugulodigastric
superficial cervical
deep cervical
posterior cervical
supraclavicular
If a lymph node is enlarged do you look upstream or downstream
for the source of the problem? [ ANS: ] upstream
what are the 4 areas that lymph nodes are accessible to
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examination? [ ANS: ] head & neck
arms
Guru01 - Stuvia
axillae
inguinal region
why do older adult's facial bones and orbits appear increased in
prominence? [ ANS: ] they have decreased elasticity, decreased
subcutaneous fat, decreased moisture in skin
how do you palpate deep chain lymph nodes? supraclavicular
lymph nodes? [ ANS: ] deep chain lymph nodes: tip the person's
head toward the side being examined to relax the ipsilateral
muscle
supraclavicular: have patient hunch shoulders and elbows
forward
characteristics of cancerous lymph nodes [ ANS: ] hard
larger than 3cm
unilateral
fixed
, 3
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if a patient has a pneumothorax on their left lung which way
would the trachea shift? [ ANS: ] Right -- away from the side of the
pneumothorax due to air in the pleural space creating pressure
and pushing the trachea and mediastinum away from it
If a patient had an atelectasis on their left lung which side would
the trachea shift? [ ANS: ] left
primary vs. secondary headache [ ANS: ] primary: due to
headache condition itself & not to another cause
secondary: headache presents because of another condition
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Define tension, migraine and cluster headaches [ ANS: ] -Tension:
musculoskeletal origin with mild to moderate pain
-migraine: genetically transmitted vascular & trigeminal nerve
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origin; very painful & involves prodrome & aura
-cluster: rare headache that is intermittent, excruciating, unilateral
and has autonomic signs
location: tension, migraine, cluster HA [ ANS: ] -tension: both sides
of head
-migraine: commonly one-sided but may occur on both
-cluster: always one-sided
character: tension, migraine, cluster HA [ ANS: ] -tension: bandlike
tightness, non-throbbing
-migraine: throbbing, pulsating
-cluster: continuous, burning, piercing, excruciating
duration: tension, migraine, cluster HA [ ANS: ] -tension: gradual
onset, lasts 30 mins to days
-migraine: rapid onset, peaks at 1-2hrs, lasts 4-72 hours
