Chapter 5 - Physical Assessment for Nur 101
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Questions with Correct Answers 2025
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Discuss eethe eedifference eebetween eea eesign eeand eea eesymptom ee- eeCORRECT eeANSWER ee-
"Sign" eeand ee"Symptom" eeare eeboth eemedical eeterms eewith eedifferent eemedical eemeanings. eeWhile
eesympto eems eeare eeproblems eethat eea eepatient eenotices eeor eefeels, eesigns eeare eewhatever eea
eephysician eecan eeobjectively eed eeetect eeor eemeasure. eeFor eeexample, eeif eea eepatient eefeels eehot, eethis
eeis eea eesymptom. eeWhen eea eephysician eeexami eenes eethe eepatient, eetouches eethe eepatient's eeskin eeand
eenotes eethat eeit eeis eewarm eeand eemoist, eethis eeis eea eesign.
Here eeare eesome eeother eeexamples eeillustrating eethis eedifference:
Symptoms eeand eeSigns:
1) Breathlessness eeis eea eesymptom ee(patient's eeexperience) eewhile eea eefast eeheart eerate eeis eea eesign
eethe eedoctor eecan eemeasure eeconfirmingAthe eepatient's eeexperience.
2) Fatigue eeis eea eesymptom eewhile eemuscle eeweakness eeis eea eesign eeof eefatigue eethat eecan eebe eetested
eein eethe eedoc eetor's eeoffice.
Nervousness eeis eea eesubjective eeexperience eea eepatient eemay eereport, eewhile eetrembling eehands eeis eea eesign
eeof eenervousness eethat eea eedoctor eecan eemeasure.
Compare eeand eecontrast eethe eeorigins eeof eedisease ee- eeCORRECT eeANSWER ee-1) eeHereditary ee-
transmitted eegenetically eefrom eeparents eeto eechildren. eeCystic eefibrosis, eesickle eecell eeanemia, eecolor
eeblindn eeess, eehemophilia
2) Congenital ee-
appear eeat eebirth eeor eeshortly eethereafter eebut eeare eeot eecaused eeby eegenetic eeabnormalities.
eeAbsence eeof eelim eebs, eefunctional eeblindness
3) Inflammatory ee-
diseases eein eewhich eethe eebody eereacts eewith eean eeinflammatory eeresponse eeto eesome eecausative eeagent.
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, roorganisms eeare eethe eecause eein eemany eeinstances. eePharyngitis eeor eebronchitis eeare eeexamples eeof
eethese eedi eeseases.
4) Degenerative ee -
implies eedegeneration, eeoften eeprogressive eeof eesome eepart eeof eethe eebody. eeIt eeis eepossible eethat
eethe eeaging eep eerocess eeplays eea eerole eein eethese eetypes eeof eediseases. eeOsteoarthritis eeis eea eecommon
eeexample.
5) Infectious ee-
results eefrom eethe eeinvasion eeof eemicroorganisms eeinto eethe eebody. eeExamples eeare eeAIDS,
eetuberculosis, eeme eeasles eeand eepneumonia.
6) Deficiency ee-
resulst eefrom eethe eethe eelack eeof eespecific eenutrients. eeScurvy eeis eea eedeficiency eeof eeVitamin eeC. eeIron
eedeficienc eey eeanemia eeis eea eedeficiency eeof eeiron
7) Metabolic ee-
caused eeby eea eedysfunction eethat eeresults eein eethe eeloss eeof eemetabolic eecontrol eeof eehomeostasis eein eethe
eebody
. eeUsually eeinvolves eeendocrine eeglands, eewhich eesecretes eehormones eeto eeregular eebody eeprocesses.
eeDiabet eees eeMellitus, eehypothyroidism eeand eeacromegaly eeare eesome eeexamples
8) Neoplastic ee-
described eeas eean eeabnormal eegrowth eeof eenew eetissues. eeSometimes eebenign, eesometimes
eemalignant. eeCa eencer.
9) Traumatic ee- eeresults eefrom eeboth eephysical eeand eeemotional eetrauma. eeCompromised eeADL, eePTSD
10) Environmental ee -
group eeof eeconditions eethat eedevelop eefrom eeexposure eeto eeharmful eesubstances eein eethe
eeenvironment. eeTig eeht eebuilding eesyndrome, eeradon eegas, eeand eeasbestos eeare eesamples eeof eethese.
List eethe eefour eemajor eerisk eecategories eefor eedevelopment eeof eedisease ee- eeCORRECT eeANSWER ee-
1) Genetic eeand eephysiologic
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Questions with Correct Answers 2025
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Discuss eethe eedifference eebetween eea eesign eeand eea eesymptom ee- eeCORRECT eeANSWER ee-
"Sign" eeand ee"Symptom" eeare eeboth eemedical eeterms eewith eedifferent eemedical eemeanings. eeWhile
eesympto eems eeare eeproblems eethat eea eepatient eenotices eeor eefeels, eesigns eeare eewhatever eea
eephysician eecan eeobjectively eed eeetect eeor eemeasure. eeFor eeexample, eeif eea eepatient eefeels eehot, eethis
eeis eea eesymptom. eeWhen eea eephysician eeexami eenes eethe eepatient, eetouches eethe eepatient's eeskin eeand
eenotes eethat eeit eeis eewarm eeand eemoist, eethis eeis eea eesign.
Here eeare eesome eeother eeexamples eeillustrating eethis eedifference:
Symptoms eeand eeSigns:
1) Breathlessness eeis eea eesymptom ee(patient's eeexperience) eewhile eea eefast eeheart eerate eeis eea eesign
eethe eedoctor eecan eemeasure eeconfirmingAthe eepatient's eeexperience.
2) Fatigue eeis eea eesymptom eewhile eemuscle eeweakness eeis eea eesign eeof eefatigue eethat eecan eebe eetested
eein eethe eedoc eetor's eeoffice.
Nervousness eeis eea eesubjective eeexperience eea eepatient eemay eereport, eewhile eetrembling eehands eeis eea eesign
eeof eenervousness eethat eea eedoctor eecan eemeasure.
Compare eeand eecontrast eethe eeorigins eeof eedisease ee- eeCORRECT eeANSWER ee-1) eeHereditary ee-
transmitted eegenetically eefrom eeparents eeto eechildren. eeCystic eefibrosis, eesickle eecell eeanemia, eecolor
eeblindn eeess, eehemophilia
2) Congenital ee-
appear eeat eebirth eeor eeshortly eethereafter eebut eeare eeot eecaused eeby eegenetic eeabnormalities.
eeAbsence eeof eelim eebs, eefunctional eeblindness
3) Inflammatory ee-
diseases eein eewhich eethe eebody eereacts eewith eean eeinflammatory eeresponse eeto eesome eecausative eeagent.
eeMic
, roorganisms eeare eethe eecause eein eemany eeinstances. eePharyngitis eeor eebronchitis eeare eeexamples eeof
eethese eedi eeseases.
4) Degenerative ee -
implies eedegeneration, eeoften eeprogressive eeof eesome eepart eeof eethe eebody. eeIt eeis eepossible eethat
eethe eeaging eep eerocess eeplays eea eerole eein eethese eetypes eeof eediseases. eeOsteoarthritis eeis eea eecommon
eeexample.
5) Infectious ee-
results eefrom eethe eeinvasion eeof eemicroorganisms eeinto eethe eebody. eeExamples eeare eeAIDS,
eetuberculosis, eeme eeasles eeand eepneumonia.
6) Deficiency ee-
resulst eefrom eethe eethe eelack eeof eespecific eenutrients. eeScurvy eeis eea eedeficiency eeof eeVitamin eeC. eeIron
eedeficienc eey eeanemia eeis eea eedeficiency eeof eeiron
7) Metabolic ee-
caused eeby eea eedysfunction eethat eeresults eein eethe eeloss eeof eemetabolic eecontrol eeof eehomeostasis eein eethe
eebody
. eeUsually eeinvolves eeendocrine eeglands, eewhich eesecretes eehormones eeto eeregular eebody eeprocesses.
eeDiabet eees eeMellitus, eehypothyroidism eeand eeacromegaly eeare eesome eeexamples
8) Neoplastic ee-
described eeas eean eeabnormal eegrowth eeof eenew eetissues. eeSometimes eebenign, eesometimes
eemalignant. eeCa eencer.
9) Traumatic ee- eeresults eefrom eeboth eephysical eeand eeemotional eetrauma. eeCompromised eeADL, eePTSD
10) Environmental ee -
group eeof eeconditions eethat eedevelop eefrom eeexposure eeto eeharmful eesubstances eein eethe
eeenvironment. eeTig eeht eebuilding eesyndrome, eeradon eegas, eeand eeasbestos eeare eesamples eeof eethese.
List eethe eefour eemajor eerisk eecategories eefor eedevelopment eeof eedisease ee- eeCORRECT eeANSWER ee-
1) Genetic eeand eephysiologic
