Got to have Heart Breathe! Love the skin you are in (Hair nails, and skin) My tummy hurts My neck hurts
100
What is palpating carotid artery
One finger is placed along the right and then the left medial sternocleidomastoid muscle.
100
What are bronchiovesicular breath sounds
Normal breath sounds heard over the sternal border
100
What is jaundice
The yellow color of the skin
100
What is bruit
a blowing , swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow
100
What is dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
200
What is a systolic mumur
A nurse who is auscultating a patient’s heart hears a harsh sound, a raspy machine-like blowing sound, after S1 and before S2. How does this nurse document this finding
200
What is vesicular breath sounds
These normal breath sounds are heard over the lung fields
200
What is a +1 edema
Mild pitting; slight indentation; no perceptible swelling of the leg
200
What is auscultation
This cardinal technique is done following inspection of the abdomen
200
What is dysphasia
Difficulty speaking
300
What is the mitral and tricuspid valves closing
This action within the heart creates the S1 sound during the cardiac cycle
300
What is bronchophony
Normal voice transmission is soft, muffled, and indistinct; you can hear sound through the stethoscope but cannot distinguish exactly what is being said.
300
What is clubbing
This occurs with the nails with congenital cyanotic heart disease, lung cancer, and pulmonary diseases.
300
What is the costovertebral angle (CVA)
the area to asses for kidney inflammation
300
What is a goiter
An increase in size of the thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism
400
What is the closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves
This action represents the S2 sound
400
What is orthopnea
Difficulty breathing from supine position
400
What is a stage 2 pressure ulcer
Partial-thickness skin erosion with loss of epidermis or also the dermis. Superficial ulcer looks shallow like an abrasion or open blister with a red-pink wound bed.
400
What is lactose intolerance
abdominal pain, bloating, and flatulence when milk products are consumed.
400
What is lympadenopathy
The enlargement of the lymph nodes due to infection , allergy, or neoplasm
500
What is the tricuspid valve
This valve is in the 4th intercostal space at the left of the sternal border
500
What is tactile fermitis
A palpable vibration when assessing the lungs
500
What is cyst
Encapsulated fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer, tensely elevating skin
500
What is boryborygmus
the term for "stomach growling"
500
What is the periauricular lymph node
Lymph node found in front of the ear






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