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67 Cards in this Set
- Front
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s1 heard loudest at the _____
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apex
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s2 head loudest at the _____
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base
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S1 sounds caused by closeure of the ____
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AV valves
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S2 sounds due to closure of the ____ valves
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semilunar
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Landmarks of the heart
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APE to Man
aortic pulmonic Erbs tricuspid mitral |
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Apical impulse/ PMI location
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5th intercostal, left midclavicular
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Arterial insufficiency
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to much activity on your feet, pain with raise in legs
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bell is for ____pitched sounds
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low
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venous insufficiency
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standing,relief with raise in legs
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5 factors that determine bp?
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vessels elasticity, fluid volume, cadio output, peripheral vascualr resistance, viscocity.
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ausculatory gap
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don't hear the korotkoff sounds
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What are korotkoff sounds
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Phase I, II, III, IV, V. tapping, swooshing, knocking, abrupt muffling
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rhumatic fever is a risk factor for?
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heart disease, stroke due to scaring on the heart that could dislodge and go into the blood stream.
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Peripheral vascular disease is less common in ______
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Peripheral vascular disease is less common in african americans
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diabetes, smoking, obesity , heart murmurs, hypertension and stroke are all risk factors for?
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heart disease
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What is considered hypertensive?
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140/90 BP
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Normal BP
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119 or less for a BP
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What are the grade pulse amplitude for radial?
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2+
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What are the grade pulse amplitude for carotid?
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3+
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-Anatomy, physiology, and landmarks on the ear.
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EAR: External ear, auricle/pinna, external auditory meatus, tympanic membrane (eardrum), mastoid process, middle ear (3 bones), inner ear
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-What will you see looking in the eye?
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Eye: 1. media (anterior chamber, lens, vitrous) 2. ocular fundus (optic disc, blood vessels, should see red light reflex from light reflecting off retina, macula)
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-Cultural considerations: some things are normal to see in some cultures, but not in others
1. EYES--darker skin 2. EYES--blacks 3. EYES-whites |
1. darker skin people have darker retinal backgrounds and brown macules
2. blacks are 3x more affected by primary open-angle glucoma 3. leading cause of blindness in whites is from macular degneration whereas for blacks and hispanics leading cause of blindness is open-angle glucoma |
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-Usual hx ?’s for EAR
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hearing loss?
Occupational ? working around loud noises Functional? Able to perform daily activities? Last hearing test? Ear Hygiene? |
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What is otitis media and who has the greatest incidence?
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Definition: middle ear infection due to obstuction of the eustachian tube .
most common illnesses in children increased in down syndrome, native americans, hispanics, premature infants |
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-Cultural considerations: some things are normal to see in some cultures, but not in others
1. EARS-Asians 2. EARS-Dark Skin |
1. Asians have dry/flaky cerumen
2. Dark skinned pp have dark cerumen |
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-What will you see looking in the ear
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Ear: pearly gray tympanic membrane, see umbo/incus/ pars tensa and light reflex (right= 5o'clock, left=7o'clock)
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Usual hx ?'s for EYE
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vision difficulty? blind spots? blurring? pain? crossed eyes? eye fatigue? redness? swelling? Past ocular problems? watering/discharge? glaucoma? glasses or contacts? last vision test and who tested it? medications?
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-Anatomy, physiology, and landmarks on the EYE
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EYES: Eyelids, conjunctiva (pink part), Sclera (white part), Cornea (covers front of the eye), lacrimal apparatus, iris, pupils, lens, vitreous body, retina, optic disc, retinal vessels,
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Weber test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. vibrating tuning fork midline.
2. Person should hear tone by bone conduction equally loud in both ears. 3. If sound lateralizes to one ear--conductive loss |
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Rinne's Test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. vibration on mastoid process until sound goes away, then vibration in air near ear canal
2. Person should still hear the sound when you move tuning fork to ear canal (air conduction) AC>BC (positive Rinne's test) 3. BC>AC= conductive hearing loss |
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Whispered Voice test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. testing one ear at a time (shield your lips) whisper two-syllable word and have person repeat word.
2. person should correctly repeat word 3. if cannot repeat word, means high tone hearing loss |
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Inspection of external Canal:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. looking for redness, swelling, lesions, foreign bodies, discharge, odor, hearing aid irritation (if applicable)
2. none of the above should be seen 3. redness and swelling=otitis externa purulent otorrhea suggests otitis media blood or watery drainage suggests basal skull fracture lesions=foreign body, polyp, furuncle, exostosis |
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The Romberg test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. measure of ability of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to help maintain standing balance. also cerebellum and proprioception
2. should be able to stand still with eyes closed 3. wobbling when standing with eyes closed means vest. app or cerebellum not functioning correctly |
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Weber test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. vibrating tuning fork midline.
2. Person should hear tone by bone conduction equally loud in both ears. 3. If sound lateralizes to one ear--conductive loss |
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Rinne's Test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. vibration on mastoid process until sound goes away, then vibration in air near ear canal
2. Person should still hear the sound when you move tuning fork to ear canal (air conduction) AC>BC (positive Rinne's test) 3. BC>AC= conductive hearing loss |
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Whispered Voice test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. testing one ear at a time (shield your lips) whisper two-syllable word and have person repeat word.
2. person should correctly repeat word 3. if cannot repeat word, means high tone hearing loss |
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Inspection of external Canal:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. looking for redness, swelling, lesions, foreign bodies, discharge, odor, hearing aid irritation (if applicable)
2. none of the above should be seen 3. redness and swelling=otitis externa purulent otorrhea suggests otitis media blood or watery drainage suggests basal skull fracture lesions=foreign body, polyp, furuncle, exostosis |
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The Romberg test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. measure of ability of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to help maintain standing balance. also cerebellum and proprioception
2. should be able to stand still with eyes closed 3. wobbling when standing with eyes closed means vest. app or cerebellum not functioning correctly |
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Weber test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. vibrating tuning fork midline.
2. Person should hear tone by bone conduction equally loud in both ears. 3. If sound lateralizes to one ear--conductive loss |
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Rinne's Test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. vibration on mastoid process until sound goes away, then vibration in air near ear canal
2. Person should still hear the sound when you move tuning fork to ear canal (air conduction) AC>BC (positive Rinne's test) 3. BC>AC= conductive hearing loss |
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Whispered Voice test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. testing one ear at a time (shield your lips) whisper two-syllable word and have person repeat word.
2. person should correctly repeat word 3. if cannot repeat word, means high tone hearing loss |
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Inspection of external Canal:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. looking for redness, swelling, lesions, foreign bodies, discharge, odor, hearing aid irritation (if applicable)
2. none of the above should be seen 3. redness and swelling=otitis externa purulent otorrhea suggests otitis media blood or watery drainage suggests basal skull fracture lesions=foreign body, polyp, furuncle, exostosis |
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The Romberg test:
1. What is it? 2. normal findings 3. what does an abnormal finding mean? |
1. measure of ability of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to help maintain standing balance. also cerebellum and proprioception
2. should be able to stand still with eyes closed 3. wobbling when standing with eyes closed means vest. app or cerebellum not functioning correctly |
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How to use the otoscope (adult, child)?
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Adult: up and back
Child: pull ear down |
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Inspect eyelids:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. droopy eyelids
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Confrontation test:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. gross measure of peripheral vision. card over one eye--pt looks at you, wagging fingers from 6 directions
2. pt should see wagging finger when you see it 3. peripheral field loss |
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Conjunctiva
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. color
2. pink 3. if pale=anemia |
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cornea
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. check from smoothness and clarity with light at an oblique angle.
2. smoothness and clarity 3. cloudiness in cornea, corneal abraiion causes irreg ridges in reflected light, producing shattered look to light rays |
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iris and pupils:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1 and 2: inspect if iris is round, flat and even coloration
3. unequal sized pupils -CNS injury (5% of population has anisocoria--two different pupil sizes--normal finding) |
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a ring around the cornea of the eye is called a _____ and is an expected finding in _______?
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corneal areus--elders
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Snellen's eye chart:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. position person 20 feet from chart. person should wear their corrective lenses
2. 20/20 vision, person should be able to read the smallest line from 20 feet 3. abnormal findings: hesitancy, squinting, leaning forward, misreading letters |
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What is presbyopia?
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decrease in power of accomodation with aging (person will move snellen chart farther away)
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corneal inspection (the hirschberg test)
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. direct pt to look at distant spot, shine light in eye, note reflection of light on the corneas
2. light should be exactly the same spot on each eye 3. asymmetry of the light reflex indicates deviation in alignment from eye muscle weakness or paralysis |
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Cover test:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. test to detect small degrees of deviated alignment by interrupting the fusion reflex. ASK THE PERSON to stare straight ahead at your nose with card covering eye
2. normal-steady fixed gaze 3. if eye jumps to fixate on the designated point, it was out of alignment before. |
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What is phoria?
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mild weakness noted only when fusion is blocked (cover test)
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What is Tropia?
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more severe than phoria--a constant malalignment of the eyes
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What is nystagmus?
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fine oscillating movement best seen around the iris. occurs with disease of the semicircular canals in the ears, a paretic eye muscle, MS, or brain lesions
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An eye abnormality that occurs with hyperthyroidism?
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lid lag
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What is sclera icterus?
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even yellowing of the sclera extending to the cornea, indicating jaundice
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Pupillary light reflex:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. darken room and ask person to gaze into distance and shine light
2. normal: constriction of the same side pupil (a direct light reflex) AND simultaneous constriction of the other pupil (a consentual light reflex). 3. intracranial pressure increasing if no or unequal response to light |
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What is a normal finding in asian infants?
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upward slant of the palpebral fissures...make sure eyelashes do not abrade the corneas
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What is pseudostrabismus?
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epicanthal folds give a false appearance of malalignment
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6 Cardinal field of gaze:
1. What are you looking for? 2. What are the normal findings? 3. What do abnormal findings mean? |
1. hold head steady and follow the mvmt of finger or penlight only with eyes
2. normal, able to move eye 3. failure to follow in a certain direction indicates weakness of an extraocular muscle (EOM) or dysfunction of cranial nerve innervating it. |
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Hyperopia
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Farsightedness--- can't see close up
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Myopia
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Nearsightedness--- can't see far away
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What numbers do you use with myopia on the othalmascope?
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negative numbers
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What numbers do you use with hyperopia on the opthalmascope
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positive numbers
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