Nur 103 - Module D & E

Front 1

yellow color to skin, palate, and sclera due to excess bilirubin in the blood

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jaundice

Front 2

dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes due to increased amount of unoxygenated hemoglobin

Back 2

cyanosis

Front 3

baldness, hair loss

Back 3

alopecia

Front 4

intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in dilated superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation

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erythema

Front 5

hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of original injury

Back 5

keloid

Front 6

excessively pale, whitish-pink color to lightly pigmented skin

Back 6

pallor

Front 7

flat skin lesion with only a color change

Back 7

macule

Front 8

palpable skin lesion of <1 cm diameter

Back 8

papule

Front 9

blowing, swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow

Back 9

bruit

Front 10

difficulty in swallowing

Back 10

dysphagia

Front 11

increase in size of thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism

Back 11

goiter

Front 12

What does PERRLA stand for?

Back 12

Pupils
Equal
Round
React to
Light
Accomodation

Front 13

round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size

Back 13

normocephalic

Front 14

illusory sensation of either the room or one's own body spinning; it is not the same as dizziness

Back 14

vertigo

Front 15

protruding eyeballs

Back 15

exophthalmos

Front 16

decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging

Back 16

presbyopia

Front 17

drooping of upper eyelid over the iris and possibly covering pupil

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ptosis

Front 18

involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

Back 18

nystagmus

Front 19

(squint, crossed eye) disparity of the eye axes

Back 19

strabismus

Front 20

yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal

Back 20

cerumen

Front 21

ringing in the ears

Back 21

tinnitus

Front 22

nosebleed, usually from anterior septum

Back 22

epistaxis

Front 23

elevated skin lesion, >1cm diameter

Back 23

nodule

Front 24

raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid

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wheal

Front 25

elevated cavity containing free fluid up to 1cm diameter

Back 25

vesicle

Front 26

sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue that causes a deep depression in skin, extending into dermis

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ulcer

Front 27

red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels

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purpura

Front 28

elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1cm diameter

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bulla

Front 29

tightly packed set of papules that thickens skin, from prolonged intense scratching

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Lichenification

Front 30

larger than a few centimeters in diameter, firm or soft, deeper into dermis, may be benign or malignant

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tumor

Front 31

bruise you can feel, elevates the skin and is seen as swelling

Back 31

hematoma

Front 32

wheals coalesce to form extensive reaction, intensely pruritic

Back 32

urticaria (hives)

Front 33

turbid fluid in the cavity; circumscribed and elevated

Back 33

pustule

Front 34

examples of a pustule

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impetigo
acne

Front 35

examples of macule

Back 35

freckles
petechiae
measles

Front 36

example of papule

Back 36

mole
wart

Front 37

examples of wheal

Back 37

mosquito bite
allergic reaction

Front 38

examples of bulla

Back 38

friction blister
burns

Front 39

examples of vesicle

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herpes simplex
chicken pox
herpes zoster (shingles)

Front 40

variation of hyperpigmentation in black, asian, american indian, and hispanic newborns; blue-black to purple macular area

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mongolian spot

Front 41

excess body hair

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hirsutism

Front 42

occurs with congenital chronic cyanotic heart disease and with emphysema and chronic bronchitis, angle straightens to 180 degrees

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clubbing

Front 43

fluid accumulating in the intercellular spaces

Back 43

edema

Front 44

small (1 - 5 mm), smooth, slightly raised bright red dots that commonly appear on the trunk in all adults over 30 yrs old

Back 44

cherry (senile) angiomas

Front 45

the complete absence of melanin pigment in patchy areas of white or light skin on the face, neck, hands, feet, body folds, and around orifices

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vitiligo

Front 46

mole that is macular and papular

Back 46

nevi

Front 47

bruising

Back 47

ecchymosis

Front 48

skin's ability to return to place when promptly released; elasticity of the skin

Back 48

turgor

Front 49

commonly called liver spots, small, flat, brown macules

Back 49

senile lentigines

Front 50

loss of the ability to speak or write coherently, or to understand speech or writing

Back 50

aphasia

Front 51

sudden loss of strength, a temporary loss of consciousness due to cerebral blood flow

Back 51

syncope

Front 52

coarse crackling sensation palpable over the skin surface

Back 52

crepitus

Front 53

reflex contraction of the muscles of the throat caused especially by stimulation

Back 53

gag reflex

Front 54

the clarity or clearness of the vision

Back 54

visual acuity

Front 55

examination of the function of the eye muscles, follow pen light in H pattern

Back 55

EOM (extraocular movement)

Front 56

what is the olfactory nerve?

Back 56

smell

Front 57

what is the optic nerve?

Back 57

vision

Front 58

what is the oculomotor nerve?

Back 58

pupil and eye movement

Front 59

what is the trochlear nerve?

Back 59

extraocular eye movement

Front 60

what is the trigeminal nerve?

Back 60

corneal sensitivity, anterior scalp and facial sensation, upper and lower mouth, masseter and temporal muscles movement

Front 61

what is the abducens nerve?

Back 61

lateral eye movement

Front 62

what is the facial nerve?

Back 62

facial expressions; anterior taste

Front 63

what is the acoustic nerve?

Back 63

hearing

Front 64

what is the glossopharyngeal nerve?

Back 64

posterior taste; gag reflex

Front 65

what is the vagus nerve?

Back 65

gag reflex, swallowing, vocal cords

Front 66

what is the accessory nerve?

Back 66

head and shoulder movement

Front 67

what is the hypoglossal nerve?

Back 67

speaking, chewing, tongue movement

Front 68

cranial nerve #1

Back 68

olfactory

Front 69

cranial nerve #12

Back 69

hypoglossal

Front 70

cranial nerve #2

Back 70

optic

Front 71

cranial nerve #11

Back 71

accessory

Front 72

cranial nerve #3

Back 72

oculomotor

Front 73

cranial nerve #10

Back 73

vagus

Front 74

cranial nerve #9

Back 74

glossopharyngeal

Front 75

cranial nerve #8

Back 75

acoustic

Front 76

cranial nerve #7

Back 76

facial

Front 77

cranial nerve #6

Back 77

abducens

Front 78

cranial nerve #5

Back 78

trigeminal

Front 79

cranial nerve #4

Back 79

trochlear

Front 80

Which cranial nerves do we test for EOM, in the H pattern?

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3- oculomotor
4- trochlear
6- abducens

Front 81

circular, begins in center and spreads to periphery

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annular

Front 82

lesions run together

Back 82

confluent

Front 83

distinct, individual lesions that remain separate

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discrete

Front 84

clusters of lesions

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grouped

Front 85

twisted, coiled spiral, snakelike

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gyrate

Front 86

resembles iris of eye, concentric rings of color in the lesions

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target

Front 87

a scratch, streak, line, or stripe

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linear

Front 88

annular lesions grow togeether

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polycyclic

Front 89

linear arrangement along a nerve route

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zosteriform