Solutions Current Update
four parts of a general survey - Answer- ✔✔physical appearance
body structure
behavior
mobility
lift - Answer- ✔✔forceful thrusting of ventricle during systole
seen at sternal border or at apex
occurs with ventricular hypertrophy
thrill - Answer- ✔✔palpable vibration
turbulent blood flow
ABCDE - Answer- ✔✔used for skin cancer assessment
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, elevation/evolution
tension headaches - Answer- ✔✔non-throbbing, vise-like, band like tightness
migraine headaches - Answer- ✔✔supraorbital, retro-orbital, or fronto-temporal
cluster headache - Answer- ✔✔pain around the eye, temple, forehead, cheek
pain is unilateral
muscle testing - Answer- ✔✔0 - no contraction
1 - slight contraction
2 - full ROM with no gravity (passive ROM)
3 - full ROM with gravity
4 - full ROM and some resistance
5 - full ROM and resistance (THIS IS NORMAL)
edema scale - Answer- ✔✔1+ mild pitting, no perceptible swelling
2+ moderate pitting, indentation subsides rapidly
3+ deep pitting, indentation lasts a short time, leg looks swollen
4+ very deep pitting, indentation lasts long time
intermittent claudication - Answer- ✔✔muscular pain brought on by exercise
stereogenesis - Answer- ✔✔tests for it by placing coin in person's hand and asking him
to identify it
glasgow coma scale measures three things: - Answer- ✔✔eye opening