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43 Cards in this Set
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Ability to run each heel down the opposite shin tests which function?
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Cerebellar
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Conjunctivitis may be found while performing which part of the assessment?
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Eyes
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Best area to assess for pallor in a dark skinned person.
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Mouth
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Lateral movement of the eyeballs is the function of which cranial nerve?
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Abducens #6
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When cooler skin temperature is assessed in the lower extremities, the nurse would suspect what?
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Arterial insufficiency
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Which intercostal space is the best place to auscultate the PMI in an 8 year old?
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Fifth
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The ability to hear spoken words tests which cranial nerve
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Auditory #8
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Position to best assess the head and neck.
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Sitting
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When performing the Weber’s test on a client with conduction deafness in the right ear, which ear would the sound be heard best by the client?
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Right
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Test to assess balance.
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Romberg
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The most prominent area for edema in a hospitalized patient with limited mobility.
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Sacral
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What heading would you chart the following findings under: use of a cane, wheelchair bound, and use of crutches?
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Mobility
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What do you use to assess glands?
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Fingers
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Physician done test for cervical cancer.
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Pap
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What would you have your patient do first before starting the physical exam?
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Urinate
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Near-sighted.
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Myopia
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The gag reflex corresponds to which cranial nerve?
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Glossopharyngeal #9
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Direction of gaze assesses which cranial nerve?
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Trochlear #4
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What is the best way to assess an enlarged thyroid gland?
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Swallowing
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If your client complains of calf pain when you gently compress her gastrocnemius muscle anteriorly toward her tibia while her knee is slightly flexed, then you would document her Homan’s signs as what?
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Positive
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Normal vesicular sounds are _____?
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Soft
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An involuntary, rhythmical oscillation of the eyes.
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Nystagmus
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Sweet, fruity smell in oral cavity.
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Diabetic Acidosis
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Loud, high-pitched, and hollow sounds are usually auscultated where?
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Trachea
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Leg cramps and numbness are signs of what type of disease?
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Vascular
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A client that feels like objects are spinning around her head, is most likely experiencing what?
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Vertigo
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Painful procedures are performed during which part of the assessment?
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End
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for shoulder shrugging?
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Spinal Accessory #11
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The ability to differentiate between sharp and dull sensations over the forehead tests which cranial nerve?
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Trigeminal #5
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Having the client stick out their tongue involves which cranial nerve?
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Hypoglossal #12
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May indicate serious blood disorders, liver disease, or drug reactions.
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Petechial
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Far vision
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Presbyopia
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Small, flat, nonpalpable change in skin color.
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Macule
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What must be assessed before administering cardiotonic drugs?
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Apical pulse
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Papillary reaction to light tests which cranial nerve?
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Oculomotor #3
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Cardiopulmonary disease causes what finding in the fingernails?
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Clubbing
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Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and then palpation is the mandatory order for assessing which part of the body?
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Abdomen
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Location to assess deep tendon reflexes.
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Achilles
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Posterior curvature of the thoracic spine.
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Kyphosis
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The ability to distinguish objects when they are placed in your hand
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Stereognosis
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Fluid-filled circumscribed elevation of 0.5 cm on the skin.
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Vesicle
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Always assess _____ when there are bilateral body parts?
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Symmetry
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A place to test skin turgor.
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Forearm
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