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manifested by goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) and exophthalmos (bulging eyeballs). heat intolerance.
Signs include: tachycardia, SOB excessive sweating |
graves disease
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when is a goiter common
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hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
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causes nonpitting edema or myxedema. Dry skin and dry coarse hair and eyebrows
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hypothyroidism
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Salivation starts at 3 months. The baby will __ for a few months before learning how to swallow the saliva.
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drool
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Children have __deciduous, or temporary teeth. These erupt between six months and two years. All __ teeth should appear by 2.5 years. The deciduous teeth are lost beginning at about 6 to 12 years old.
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There is a gradual loss of subcutaneous fat during the later adult years, making the ___ appear more prominent. Nasal hairs grow courser and stiffer and may not filter the air as well. These hairs protrude and may cause itching and sneezing. Clipping the hairs can cause infection
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nose
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__ have a reduction in taste and smell and may lead to malnutrition due to uninterest in food.
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older adults
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feel moveable, discrete, soft and non-tender
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normal nodes
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enlargement of the lymph nodes from infection, allergy or neoplasm.
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lymphadenopathy
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lymph node with acute onset, duration, nodes are bilateral, enlarged, warm, tender, and firm but freely movable
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acute infection
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lymph nodes are clumped (i.e. tuberculosis)
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chronic inflammation
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lymph node are hard, unilateral, non-tender, matted and fixed.
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cancerous
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lymoh nodes are enlarged, firm, non-tender, and mobile. Occipital node enlargement most common
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nodes with HIV infection
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A single enlarged, non-tender, hard, left supraclavicular node that may indicate neoplasm in thorax or abdomen
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virchow's node
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Painless, rubbery, discrete nodes that gradually appear
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Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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4 areas where lymph nodes are accessible for palpation
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head and neck
arms axillae inguinal region |
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Persons with chronic allergies and acute infection, their __ areas are tender to palpation.
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sinus
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inspect color, moisture, cracks and lesions- all racial groups have lips that are deeper or pinker than facial skin
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lips
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some ___ have bluish lips and a dark line on the gingival margins
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AA
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Abnormal:
Light skinned people Circumoral pallor- __ __ Cyanosis- __ __ Cherry red lips- ___ |
shock, anemia
hypooxemia and chilling CO poising |
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abnormalities of lips
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Cheilitis- cracking of the corners
Herpes simplex- lesions |
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Abnormalities of the teeth:
Excessive ___use- brown teeth ___ use- yellow teeth __- protrusion and misalignment of upper or lower incisors Grinding, Plaque- soft debris ___- progressive destruction of teeth |
Excessive fluoride use- brown teeth
Tobacco, wine and coffee use- yellow teeth Malocclusion- protrusion and misalignment of upper or lower incisors Grinding, Plaque- soft debris Dental caries- progressive destruction of teeth |
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abnormalities of gums
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gingivitis
bismuth poisoning- dark line on gingival margins gingivitis hyperplasia |
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bleeding w/ slight pressure, gum margins red and swollen. Occurs at puberty and pregnancy
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gingitvitis
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painless enlargement of the gums, sometimes overreaching teeth. Occures with puberty pregnancy, leukemia, and with long therapeutic use of phenytoin (Dilantin)
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gingivitis hyperplasia
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Color pink and even, roughened by papillae (on the dorsal side). White coating may also be present. Ventral surface is smooth and glistening with veins present.
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tongue
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Dry mouth occurs with dehydration and fever; tongue will have __
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Dry mouth occurs with dehydration and fever; tongue will have deep vertical fissures.
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