Miscellaneous Skin, Hair, Nails, Head, Neck & Lymph Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth & Throat PVS & CVS Respiratory
100
What: is Inspection
Physical assessment of each body system begins with this first step?
100
What is: Jaundice
The yellowing of skin, palate and/or sclera due to excess levels of bilirubin in the blood is known as?
100
What is: Snellen eye chart
The test/ assessment tool used to assess visual acuity called?
100
What is : aortic
This is the first valve area to be auscultated in the sequence of cardiac auscultation?
100
What is: hyperventilation
The increased rate and depth of breathing is also known as?
200
What: is the bell
The part of the stethoscope that is used to hear soft, low pitched sounds like heart murmurs is called?
200
What is: External Jugular Vein
The blood vessel that runs diagonally across the sternocleidomastoid muscle is called?
200
What is: accommodation
The ability of the eye to change its focus from distant objects to near objects is called?
200
What is: cyanosis
The dusty-blue mottling of skin and mucous membranes due to reduced levels of hemoglobin is called?
200
What is: Adventitious breath sounds
Crackles, wheezes, and rhonchi are also known as?
300
What is: the Hypothalamus
What is the part of the brain which controls temperature called?
300
What is : Asymmetry
The A in the A B C D & E as screening/warning signs for skin cancer stand for?
300
What is: epistaxis
The other term used for a nose bleed?
300
What is:Left 5th intercostal and midclavicular line
What is the location of the chest where the apical impulse can be found?
300
What is:: bronchial breath sounds
The higher pitched breath sounds that are heard over the trachea are called?
400
What is :Diastolic blood pressure
The pressure in your blood vessels when the heart rests in between beats is also known as?
400
What is: hydration
Skin turgor is used to assess the clients?
400
What is: pearly grey
During an otoscope exam, a normal tympanic membrane would appear to be this colour?
400
What is: S1
The heart sound that is most audible at the apex of the heart is?
400
What is: Crepitus
A coarse crackling sensation palpable over the skin surface which is known to occur in subcutaneous emphysema is also called?
500
What is 1-2 secs
What is the normal time for capillary refill?
500
What is: Braden Scale
The assessment tool used by nurses to predict risk of developing pressure sores is called?
500
What is: the cardinal positions of gaze
The normal response of this test is parallel tracking?
500
What is: posterior tibial pulse
This pulse site is located near the medial malleolus and the achilles' tendons insertion point
500
What is :10-20 breaths/minute
The normal respiratory rate for an adult is?






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