Health assessment MIDTERM Exam
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Health assessment MIDTERM Exam
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Percussion: Resonant - ANSWER Low pitched, hollow sounds. Air and tissue. example: lung fields
Percussion: Hyperresonant - ANSWER Louder and lower pitched than resonant sounds. Mostly air.
example: COPD
Percussion: Tympany - ANSWER Hollow, high, drumlike sounds. Fluid and air. Normally heard over
stomach. If heard over lungs, indication of large pneumothroax.
Percussion: Dull - ANSWER normally heard over dense areas such as the heart or liver
Percussion: Flat - ANSWER Heard over bones
Sebaceous gland - ANSWER microscopic glands in the skin which secrete an oily/waxy matter, called
sebum, to lubricate the skin and hair
Sweat glands - ANSWER Eccrine: numerous sweat glands found all over body. Apocrine: Sweat glands
that release their secretions into hair follicles in the axillae (armpits), around the nipples (areolae), and
in the groin
Layers of skin - ANSWER Epidermis:outer layer, basal cell layer, horny cell layer. Dermis: middle layer,
connective tissue or collagen. Subcutaenous layer: innermost layer, adipose tissue
Erythema - ANSWER redness of the skin
Edema - ANSWER Pitting: indentation stays in, more common with fluid. Non-pitting: swollen, bounces
back, inflammation
, Health assessment MIDTERM Exam
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Pallor - ANSWER white skin
Cyanosis - ANSWER bluish skin due to hypoperfusion, lack of oxygen
Jaundice - ANSWER yellow skin, due to build up of bilirubin
Hypothermia - ANSWER low temperature
Hyperthermia - ANSWER high temperature
Diaphoresis - ANSWER increased moisture, sweaty
Dehydration - ANSWER lack of moisture
Nail base angle - ANSWER 160 degrees. 180 degrees or more, known as clubbing, seen in chronic
hypoxia. Spoon nails indicate iron deficiency anemia.
Conjuctiva - ANSWER clear mucous membrane consisting of cells and underlying basement membrane
that covers the sclera (white part of the eye) and lines the inside of the eyelids. Protects eyes from
foreign bodies.
Lacrimal gland - ANSWER secretes tears
Rectus extraocular muscle moves eye ______&______ - ANSWER up & down
Oblique extraocular muscle moves eye ______&______ - ANSWER side to side & lateral
Detailed Solutions 100%.
Health assessment MIDTERM Exam
Detailed Solutions 100%.
Percussion: Resonant - ANSWER Low pitched, hollow sounds. Air and tissue. example: lung fields
Percussion: Hyperresonant - ANSWER Louder and lower pitched than resonant sounds. Mostly air.
example: COPD
Percussion: Tympany - ANSWER Hollow, high, drumlike sounds. Fluid and air. Normally heard over
stomach. If heard over lungs, indication of large pneumothroax.
Percussion: Dull - ANSWER normally heard over dense areas such as the heart or liver
Percussion: Flat - ANSWER Heard over bones
Sebaceous gland - ANSWER microscopic glands in the skin which secrete an oily/waxy matter, called
sebum, to lubricate the skin and hair
Sweat glands - ANSWER Eccrine: numerous sweat glands found all over body. Apocrine: Sweat glands
that release their secretions into hair follicles in the axillae (armpits), around the nipples (areolae), and
in the groin
Layers of skin - ANSWER Epidermis:outer layer, basal cell layer, horny cell layer. Dermis: middle layer,
connective tissue or collagen. Subcutaenous layer: innermost layer, adipose tissue
Erythema - ANSWER redness of the skin
Edema - ANSWER Pitting: indentation stays in, more common with fluid. Non-pitting: swollen, bounces
back, inflammation
, Health assessment MIDTERM Exam
Detailed Solutions 100%.
Pallor - ANSWER white skin
Cyanosis - ANSWER bluish skin due to hypoperfusion, lack of oxygen
Jaundice - ANSWER yellow skin, due to build up of bilirubin
Hypothermia - ANSWER low temperature
Hyperthermia - ANSWER high temperature
Diaphoresis - ANSWER increased moisture, sweaty
Dehydration - ANSWER lack of moisture
Nail base angle - ANSWER 160 degrees. 180 degrees or more, known as clubbing, seen in chronic
hypoxia. Spoon nails indicate iron deficiency anemia.
Conjuctiva - ANSWER clear mucous membrane consisting of cells and underlying basement membrane
that covers the sclera (white part of the eye) and lines the inside of the eyelids. Protects eyes from
foreign bodies.
Lacrimal gland - ANSWER secretes tears
Rectus extraocular muscle moves eye ______&______ - ANSWER up & down
Oblique extraocular muscle moves eye ______&______ - ANSWER side to side & lateral
