Physical Assessment WCU Midterm
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wood lamp - Answer- an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal infections
doppler - Answer- equipment used when pulses are not palpable
opthalmoscope - Answer- equipment used to see red reflex on the inner part of the eye
otoscope - Answer- equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer - Answer- instrument used to measure joint angles
skinfold caliper - Answer- equipment used to measure subcutaneous tissue
transilluminator - Answer- used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a cavity
red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork - Answer- used for Weber-Rinne tests
largest organ in the body - Answer- skin @ 20 lbs
Largest gland in the body - Answer- liver
why can you see internal organs in a newborn? - Answer- very thin abdominal muscles
,when does sweat and oil glands activate? - Answer- adolescence
Staging of decubitus ulcers - Answer- Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
What does the dermis contain? - Answer- blood vessels and nerve endings
Eccrine Sweat Glands - Answer- water and salt
Apocrine Sweat Glands - Answer- water, salt, fatty acids and proteins mix with bacteria which
gives off body odor
3 stages of hair growth - Answer- anagen: active growth stage, 1 cm/ month 2-6 years
catagen: transitional phase 2 weeks
telogen: shedding phase happens 1-4 months
Villa - Answer- peach fuzz, pale short fine hair covering entire body
terminal hair - Answer- long hair found on the scalp as well as on legs, arms, and body of
both males and females
lanugo - Answer- fine hair on baby that is downy hair that will be replaced villa within 3
month
, vernix caseosa - Answer- Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of
newborn humans
what to do if yellowing of a baby's skin within 24 hours to 7 days after birth, especially if
dehydrated? - Answer- increase fluids and phototherapy
milia - Answer- Tiny white bumps that commonly appear on a baby's face.
stork bites - Answer- irregular pink patches on back of neck on baby that will disappear
within a year
mongolian spots - Answer- bluish purple spots of pigmentation on dark skinned babies
grading of edema - Answer- 0=0mm
2= 4mm
3=6mm
4=8mm
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? - Answer- A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
E: evolving
assessing hair - Answer- seperate inch by inch across skull looking for masses or infestations
pediculosis capitis - Answer- head lice, white patches that cling to hair shaft
Questions and 100% Answers 2025
Update graded A+
wood lamp - Answer- an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal infections
doppler - Answer- equipment used when pulses are not palpable
opthalmoscope - Answer- equipment used to see red reflex on the inner part of the eye
otoscope - Answer- equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer - Answer- instrument used to measure joint angles
skinfold caliper - Answer- equipment used to measure subcutaneous tissue
transilluminator - Answer- used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a cavity
red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork - Answer- used for Weber-Rinne tests
largest organ in the body - Answer- skin @ 20 lbs
Largest gland in the body - Answer- liver
why can you see internal organs in a newborn? - Answer- very thin abdominal muscles
,when does sweat and oil glands activate? - Answer- adolescence
Staging of decubitus ulcers - Answer- Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
What does the dermis contain? - Answer- blood vessels and nerve endings
Eccrine Sweat Glands - Answer- water and salt
Apocrine Sweat Glands - Answer- water, salt, fatty acids and proteins mix with bacteria which
gives off body odor
3 stages of hair growth - Answer- anagen: active growth stage, 1 cm/ month 2-6 years
catagen: transitional phase 2 weeks
telogen: shedding phase happens 1-4 months
Villa - Answer- peach fuzz, pale short fine hair covering entire body
terminal hair - Answer- long hair found on the scalp as well as on legs, arms, and body of
both males and females
lanugo - Answer- fine hair on baby that is downy hair that will be replaced villa within 3
month
, vernix caseosa - Answer- Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of
newborn humans
what to do if yellowing of a baby's skin within 24 hours to 7 days after birth, especially if
dehydrated? - Answer- increase fluids and phototherapy
milia - Answer- Tiny white bumps that commonly appear on a baby's face.
stork bites - Answer- irregular pink patches on back of neck on baby that will disappear
within a year
mongolian spots - Answer- bluish purple spots of pigmentation on dark skinned babies
grading of edema - Answer- 0=0mm
2= 4mm
3=6mm
4=8mm
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? - Answer- A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
E: evolving
assessing hair - Answer- seperate inch by inch across skull looking for masses or infestations
pediculosis capitis - Answer- head lice, white patches that cling to hair shaft
