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37 Cards in this Set
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symptoms |
subjective- what the patient is experiencing |
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signs |
anatomic and physiologic changes that can be identified |
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inspection |
general observation and detailed inspection- visual |
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Palpation |
fingertipis applied against body tissues |
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width of cuff should be |
40% of upper arm circumference- 12-14 cm |
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length of cuff should be |
80% of the upper arm circumference |
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brachial artery at antecubital crease should be |
at heart level- 4th interspace |
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place bladder over brachial artery at |
2.5 cm above antecubital crease |
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deflation rate of cuff |
2-3mm per second |
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normal respiratory rate |
14-20 per minute |
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Acromegaly |
growth hormone- elongated head with bony prominence |
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Mxyedema |
hypothyroidism-dry skin, coarse hair and eyebrows |
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Nephrotic Syndrome |
edematous, pale face, eyes become slitlike |
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Cushing's Syndrome |
moon face, red cheeks, excessive hair |
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Parotid Gland Enlargement |
swellings anterior to ear lobes and above the angles of the jaw |
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Parkinson's Disease |
masklike face and staring |
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Ptosis |
drooping of upper eyelid, possibly from myasthenia gravis |
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retraction/spasm of upper eyelid |
eye has a stare- lid lag |
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Ectropion |
Lid is turned outward, tearing occurs |
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entropion |
lower lashes can irritate the conjectiva |
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Periorbital Edema |
skin on eyes is loosely attached to underlying tissues, many causes |
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Herniated Fat |
puffy eyelids as the fat pushes weakened fascia outward |
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Sty |
edematous red infection- pimple or boil |
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Chalazion |
chronic inflammatory lesion inolving a meibomian gland, usually painless |
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Xanthelasma |
raised, yellowish plaques |
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basal cell epithelioma |
slow, progressive skin cancer- pearly border with ulcertated, depressed center |
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Conjunctivitis |
inflammation or infection |
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Scleralicterus |
yellow color, caused by hyperbilirubinemia |
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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage |
blood in the eye, painless |
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Arcus Senilis |
thin, grayish white arc or circle near cornea |
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Corneal Scar |
Opacity due to injury or inflammation |
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Horner's Syndrome |
interruption of SNS, miosis, ptosis, anhidrosis |
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Normal TMJ interocclusal opening |
50 mm inter-incisally
10 mm protrusively and laterally |
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Clicks |
single sound, articular disk displacements |
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creptiations |
gravel like, osteoarthritic changes to articular surfaces |
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neck condition with hard consistency |
metastatic neck cancer |
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neck condition with ill defined ouline |
metastic neck cancer as well |
