Nu 220 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+

NU 220 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ Blood pressure - Answer-Pressure at which the blood is flowing through the arteries in order to perfuse the entire body Causes of bp variation - Answer-Body size, age, gene pool, stress, exercise Bp do's - Answer-Patient at rest bare arm at heart level, proper cuff size, bell Orthostatic bp - Answer-Lying sitting standing causes bp and hr to change Pain - Answer-Noxious stimulation felt by patient Nociception - Answer-Process of pain perception via transduction, transmission, perception, modulation Sources of pain - Answer-Visceral (large organs), deep somatic (tissue), cutaneous (skin) , neuropathic (Nerves), referred (pain felt in diff part). Acute pain - Answer-Short term and self limiting Chronic pain - Answer-More than 6 month OLD Carts - Answer-Onset Location Duration Character Alleviating:aggravating Radiation Timing Severity Skin funtion - Answer-Protects from injury, infection, exposure Regulates body temp Touch Energy Excretes waste Anatomy of skin - Answer-Epidermis, dermis, subcuta Epidermal appendages - Answer-Hair, sebaceous gland, sweat glands, nails Skin history - Answer-Changes pigment, moles, hair, bruising. Pmh, fmh. Meds, smoking, exposure, new products Pallor - Answer-Loss of color Erythema - Answer-Excess perfusion Cyanosis - Answer-Decrease in perfusion Turgor - Answer-Elasticity, sign of age and dehydration, tenting Lesions components to measure - Answer-Location, color, elevation, border, discrete, moisture, exudate What to check for in moles - Answer-Asymmetry Borders Color Diameter Elevation Sinuses of the face - Answer-Frontal, ethmoid, maxillary Nose findings - Answer-Symmetry, deformity, lesions, patency, edema, congestion, blood/injury, foreign body, turbinates, polyps Mouth and throat findings - Answer-Mucosa, lesions, edema, gums, hygiene Lymph nodes of neck - Answer-Posterior auricular 2 Occipital 2 Superficial cervical 2 Jugulodigastric 1 Posterior cervical 3 Supraclavicular 1 Deep cervical chain 5 Submandibular 2 Sub mental 1 Pre-auricular 2