Got to have Heart | Breathe! | Love the skin you are in (Hair nails, and skin) | My tummy hurts | My neck hurts |
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What is palpating carotid artery
One finger is placed along the right and then the left medial sternocleidomastoid muscle.
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What are bronchiovesicular breath sounds
Normal breath sounds heard over the sternal border
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What is jaundice
The yellow color of the skin
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What is bruit
a blowing , swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow
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What is dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
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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
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What is vesicular breath sounds
These normal breath sounds are heard over the lung fields
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What is a +1 edema
Mild pitting; slight indentation; no perceptible swelling of the leg
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What is auscultation
This cardinal technique is done following inspection of the abdomen
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What is dysphasia
Difficulty speaking
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What is the mitral and tricuspid valves closing
This action within the heart creates the S1 sound during the cardiac cycle
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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.
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What is clubbing
This occurs with the nails with congenital cyanotic heart disease, lung cancer, and pulmonary diseases.
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What is the costovertebral angle (CVA)
the area to asses for kidney inflammation
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What is a goiter
An increase in size of the thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism
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What is the closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves
This action represents the S2 sound
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What is orthopnea
Difficulty breathing from supine position
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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.
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What is lactose intolerance
abdominal pain, bloating, and flatulence when milk products are consumed.
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What is lympadenopathy
The enlargement of the lymph nodes due to infection , allergy, or neoplasm
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What is the tricuspid valve
This valve is in the 4th intercostal space at the left of the sternal border
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What is tactile fermitis
A palpable vibration when assessing the lungs
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What is cyst
Encapsulated fluid-filled cavity in dermis or subcutaneous layer, tensely elevating skin
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What is boryborygmus
the term for "stomach growling"
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What is the periauricular lymph node
Lymph node found in front of the ear
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