Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 A Graded

Cellulitis - Diffuse, acute, infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Psoriasis - Chronic and recurrent disease of keratinocyte proliferation Ptosis - drooping or falling of the upper eyelid pterygium - pinkish, triangular tissue growth on the cornea of the eye hordeolum - an acute focal infection (Stye) Xanthoma - a condition in which fatty growths develop underneath the skin. These growths can appear anywhere on the body, but they typically form on the: joints, especially the knees and elbows. feet. hands Rovsing's sign - Test for appendicitis-positive when pressure over the patient's left lower quadrant causes pain in the right lower quadrant chadwick sign - a bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia that normally occurs with pregnancy at 6-8 week's duration. Hegar's sign - softening of the lower uterine segment Rubeola - measles Rubella - German measles Gout - hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints Iliopsoas muscle test - Use when acute ab pain of appendicitis is suspected; a. To do: Lift right leg straight up, flexing hip; push down over lower part of right thigh as person tries to hold leg up.; b. Abnormal: inflamed (which occurs with inflamed or perforated appendix), pain felt in the RLQ