NURS 190 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
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Four basic techniques for physical assessment? - ANS inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate
Different types of equipment - ANS -doppler: assess pulses when they cant be palpated
-stadiometer: used to measure height of patient
-woodlamp: used to assess fungal infection on the skin
-goniometer: used to measure the degree of joint flexion and extension
-transilluminator: instrument used to detect air, blood, fluid, or a mass in the body cavity
Layers of the skin - ANS -epidermis: first layer
-dermis: second layer (contains nerves, blood, and hair follicles)
-subcutaneous tissue: third layer
-last layer: muscle and bone
Grading of skin edema: push hard around bony prominences with 3 finger pads - ANS 0=no
edema
1+=2mm
2+=4mm
3+=6mm
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, 4+=8mm
Bed sores/pressure sores stages - ANS -Stage 1: 1 layer affected; epidermis reddened
-Stage 2: 2 layer affected; open lesion
-Stage 3: 3 layers affected
-Stage 4: 4 layers affected, epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous, muscle/bone
Annular vs. Target lesions - ANS -Annular: only has one circle
-Target: has concentric circles, sometimes has a dot in the center (bullseye)
Wheal lesion (primary) - ANS reddened with irregular borders (insect bites/hives)
Macular lesion (primary) - ANS lesions that are flat, change in color <1cm (freckles or
petechiae)
Patch (primary) - ANS type of macule lesion that is >1cm (mongolian spots, port wine stain,
vitilligo)
Vessicle (primary) - ANS elevated, fluid filled, round or oval, translucent wall, <0.5cm (chicken
pox, poision ivy, and blisters)
Bulle (primary) - ANS type of vessivle that is >0.5cm (large or blister)
Port wine stain (vascular) - ANS lesion on the face that is flat, deep purple/red, irregular
shaped and deepens in color when person cries or is highly emotional
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Four basic techniques for physical assessment? - ANS inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate
Different types of equipment - ANS -doppler: assess pulses when they cant be palpated
-stadiometer: used to measure height of patient
-woodlamp: used to assess fungal infection on the skin
-goniometer: used to measure the degree of joint flexion and extension
-transilluminator: instrument used to detect air, blood, fluid, or a mass in the body cavity
Layers of the skin - ANS -epidermis: first layer
-dermis: second layer (contains nerves, blood, and hair follicles)
-subcutaneous tissue: third layer
-last layer: muscle and bone
Grading of skin edema: push hard around bony prominences with 3 finger pads - ANS 0=no
edema
1+=2mm
2+=4mm
3+=6mm
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, 4+=8mm
Bed sores/pressure sores stages - ANS -Stage 1: 1 layer affected; epidermis reddened
-Stage 2: 2 layer affected; open lesion
-Stage 3: 3 layers affected
-Stage 4: 4 layers affected, epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous, muscle/bone
Annular vs. Target lesions - ANS -Annular: only has one circle
-Target: has concentric circles, sometimes has a dot in the center (bullseye)
Wheal lesion (primary) - ANS reddened with irregular borders (insect bites/hives)
Macular lesion (primary) - ANS lesions that are flat, change in color <1cm (freckles or
petechiae)
Patch (primary) - ANS type of macule lesion that is >1cm (mongolian spots, port wine stain,
vitilligo)
Vessicle (primary) - ANS elevated, fluid filled, round or oval, translucent wall, <0.5cm (chicken
pox, poision ivy, and blisters)
Bulle (primary) - ANS type of vessivle that is >0.5cm (large or blister)
Port wine stain (vascular) - ANS lesion on the face that is flat, deep purple/red, irregular
shaped and deepens in color when person cries or is highly emotional
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