Nurs 8020c Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 With complete solutions 2024/2025 Cellulitis - Correct Answer Diffuse, acute, infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Psoriasis - Correct Answer Chronic and recurrent disease of keratinocyte proliferation Ptosis - Correct Answer drooping or falling of the upper eyelid pterygium - Correct Answer pinkish, triangular tissue growth on the cornea of the eye hordeolum - Correct Answer an acute focal infection (Stye) Xanthoma - Correct Answer...

Ocular Fundus - Done with room darkened, "Look at my shoulder not the light.", Elicit Red Reflex 8-10" away with lens at Zero, Come in really close with hand on pts forehead, Close in with lens in the black (+) & focus on the optic disc at the nasal side of the retina, Change lens to Red (-) to view posterior structures, follow vessels centrally. Optic Disc - On NASAL Side of retina, creamy yellow orange in color, round or oval shape, distinct sharply demarcated margins, Cup-disc ratio: Ho...

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 t...

HEENT ASSESSMENT NURS 8020C Patient: MR Age: 28 Gender: Male S: CC: “My throat really hurts” HPI: Patient presents to the office c/o a sore throat that has been going on for three days. Patient states his throat is worse upon wakening in the morning and is better when he takes Halls cough drops.

What are the components of a COMPLETE health assessment? - Correct Answer CC, HPI, PMH, FH, Social Hx, ROS, Genogram What are the components of a FOCUSED health assessment? - Correct Answer CC, HPI, PMH, FH/SH that pertains to complaint, specific system ROS Foundation of the HPI is the PQRST format; what does it stand for? - Correct Answer Provocative Quality or Quantity Region/Radiation Severity Timing Provocative Components - Correct Answer What causes the symptom What makes it w...

Ms. Pammy is a 36-year-old woman who presents to your office with a complaint of depression. She is experiencing anger, fear, and sorrow. Which of the following regulates feelings of anger, fear, and sorrow? A. Limbic system B. Corpus callosum C. Temporal lobes Caudate nucleus - A. Limbic system The limbic system mediates certain patterns of behavior that determine survival (e.g., mating, aggression, fear, and affection). Reactions to emotions such as anger, love, hostility, and envy origi...

LAB ASSESSMENT FORM NEURO Pt. Initials: MR Gender: Male Age: 28 S: CC: “I have an awful headache” HPI: Patient is a 28-year-old male c/o of a headache lasting three days. Patient has tried over the counter Advil 400mg and Tylenol 650mg with no relief. Patient states headache is worse in the afternoon, especially since he has been working on the computer for several hours per day recently. He states the headache begins in the back of his head and sometimes worsens and spreads to p...

Inspect Palpate Percussion Auscultation Function - specific techniques for that area Documentation of area - Systematic assessment of HEENT Size Shape Symmetry Position Texture and distribution of hair - Head and scalp inspection Head for masses, tenderness Scalp mobility - Head and scalp palpation Normocephalic Atraumatic - Documentation of the head Review of systems question Inspect external structures and ophthalmic exam Palpate lacrimal duct Function - central and p...

What are the components of a COMPLETE health assessment? - CC, HPI, PMH, FH, Social Hx, ROS, Genogram What are the components of a FOCUSED health assessment? - CC, HPI, PMH, FH/SH that pertains to complaint, specific system ROS Foundation of the HPI is the PQRST format; what does it stand for? - Provocative Quality or Quantity Region/Radiation Severity Timing Provocative Components - What causes the symptom What makes it worse or better? What do you do for it? Meds/rest? Looking ...