Health assessment and physical
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peristalsis - ✔ ✔ the movement of contents through the intestines, a normal function of
the small and large intestine
borborygmi - ✔ ✔ growling sounds, indicate GI motility
lordosis - ✔ ✔ swayback; increased lumbar curvature
scoliosis - ✔ ✔ lateral spinal curvature
osteoporosis - ✔ ✔ systemic skeletal condition that is noted to have both decreased bone
mass and deterioration of bone tissue, making bones fragile and at risk for fracture
goniometer - ✔ ✔ measures the precise degree of motion in a particular joint and is mainly
for patients who have a suspected reduction in joint movement
hypertonicity - ✔ ✔ muscle has increased tone, considerable resistance with any sudden
passive movement of the joint
hypotonicity - ✔ ✔ muscle that has little tone and feels flabby
, atrophied - ✔ ✔ reduced in size
aphasia - ✔ ✔ receptive- a person cannot understand written or verbal speech
expressive- a person understands written and verbal speech but cannot write or
speak appropriately
know your nerves - ✔ ✔ know your nerves
know your reflexes - ✔ ✔ know your flexes
5 purposes of physical examination - ✔ ✔ - gather baseline data on the patient
- support/refute subjective data obtained in nursing history
- identify/confirm nursing diagnosis
- make clinical decisions about patient's changing health status and management
- evaluate the outcomes of care
prepping for examination - ✔ ✔ - infection control
- environment
- equipment
- prep the patient
positions for exams - ✔ ✔ -sitting
-supine
-dorsal recumbent
-lithotomy
-sims
-prone
examination| Questions with 100%
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peristalsis - ✔ ✔ the movement of contents through the intestines, a normal function of
the small and large intestine
borborygmi - ✔ ✔ growling sounds, indicate GI motility
lordosis - ✔ ✔ swayback; increased lumbar curvature
scoliosis - ✔ ✔ lateral spinal curvature
osteoporosis - ✔ ✔ systemic skeletal condition that is noted to have both decreased bone
mass and deterioration of bone tissue, making bones fragile and at risk for fracture
goniometer - ✔ ✔ measures the precise degree of motion in a particular joint and is mainly
for patients who have a suspected reduction in joint movement
hypertonicity - ✔ ✔ muscle has increased tone, considerable resistance with any sudden
passive movement of the joint
hypotonicity - ✔ ✔ muscle that has little tone and feels flabby
, atrophied - ✔ ✔ reduced in size
aphasia - ✔ ✔ receptive- a person cannot understand written or verbal speech
expressive- a person understands written and verbal speech but cannot write or
speak appropriately
know your nerves - ✔ ✔ know your nerves
know your reflexes - ✔ ✔ know your flexes
5 purposes of physical examination - ✔ ✔ - gather baseline data on the patient
- support/refute subjective data obtained in nursing history
- identify/confirm nursing diagnosis
- make clinical decisions about patient's changing health status and management
- evaluate the outcomes of care
prepping for examination - ✔ ✔ - infection control
- environment
- equipment
- prep the patient
positions for exams - ✔ ✔ -sitting
-supine
-dorsal recumbent
-lithotomy
-sims
-prone
