Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is lymphadenopathy? |
Disease of the lymph nodes |
|
|
True or false: vaccinations can produce local lymphadenopathy. |
True |
|
|
How is Lymphadenopathy identified |
by enlarged Epitrochlear nodes on Epitrochlear area |
|
|
How should lymph nodes without disease feel? |
Soft, not enlarged, some not palpable |
|
|
How do lymph nodes feel when there is a systemic infection |
Enlarged, hard, tender, fixed in the area |
|
|
How do lymph nodes feel when there is cancer |
Usually hard, painless, and does not move |
|
|
Arterial insufficiency |
Symptoms show up when walking/activity because tissues lack ic then for activity |
|
|
Symptoms of Arterial insufficency |
Weak thready pulse Hairless Cramping Pain Can’t walk Pale Skin is shiny Ulterior ulcers |
|
|
How do lymph nodes appear in children? |
Lymph nodes are larger in children and are palpable even when child is healthy. |
|
|
In a child, at what age will the lymphoid tissue reach adult size? |
6 years old |
|
|
True or False: When the lymphoid tissue reaches adult size it slowly atrophied. |
True |
|
|
Enlarged tonsils in children are indicative of |
Respiratory infection |
|
What is the Allen test |
Using to evaluate the adequacy of collateral circulation before cannulating the radial artery |
|
How to do the Allens test? |
Firmly occlude both the ulnar and radial arteries of one hand while the person makes a fist several times. (This causes the hands to blanch) Then ask the person to open their hand without hyperextending it; then release pressure on the ulnar artery while maintaining pressure on the radial artery. Adequate circulation = palmar blush, a return to the normal color of the hand in less than 7 seconds. |
|
Arterial insufficiency |
Symptoms show up when walking/activity because tissues lack ic then for activity |
|
Symptoms of Arterial insufficency (WHCPCwCoPSU) |
Weak thready pulse Hairless Cramping Pain Can’t walk Pale Skin is shiny Ulterior ulcers |
|
Venous insufficiency |
Veins are unable to bring fluid and blood flow back to the heart |
|
|
When is pain alleviated in arterial insufficiency |
When cells stop working ex: sitting down and stopping |
|
|
Appearance of complete blockage in arterial insufficiency |
Leg would be blue, cold, pulseless |
|
Venous insufficiency symptoms |
Symptoms are present when the lying down in bed. Legs are swollen, brownish, wet weepy ulcers, edema. |
|
|
How to alleviate venous insufficiency? |
alleviated by working skeletal muscles to assist blood flow back to heart. |
|
|
Clotication |
Back and forth flow that is not enough to adequate perfuse cells |
|
Moros reflex |
“Startle reflex” acting like you are going to drop the baby The baby will do abduction then addiction then cry |
