FSC Basics of Health Assessment FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
disease causation theory that assumes cause and effect, views the body as a machine, life can be divided
into parts, and endorses germ theory
CORRECT ANSWER - biomedical theory
disease causation theory that assumes forces of nature must be kept in balance, and embraces the idea
of opposing forces (such as yin and yang, or hot and cold)
CORRECT ANSWER - naturalistic
disease causation theory that believes supernatural powers predominate in area of health and illness
CORRECT ANSWER - magicoreligious
what is the difference between papule and plaques?
CORRECT ANSWER - papule are less than 10mm and a bunch of little ones are normally found together,
plaques are greater than 10mm usually broader than it is thick
- both are solid and elevated; flat not rounded
what is the difference between wheals and urticaria?
CORRECT ANSWER - wheals are like insect bites and last up to 24 hours, urticaria are a larger outbreak
,and more defined, and are caused by allergens; like hives
lesions found only on one side of the body
CORRECT ANSWER - zosteriform
what indicates android obesity in women?
CORRECT ANSWER - waist to hip ratio greater than 0.8
what indicates android obesity in men?
CORRECT ANSWER - waist to hips ratio greater than 1.0
what is the difference between vesicles and bullas?
CORRECT ANSWER - vesicles are 5mm or less, bullas are greater than 5mm; both are fluid filled sacs and
can be referred to as blisters
what is the difference between cysts and pustules?
CORRECT ANSWER -
- cysts are soft, pus filled inflamed regions in the dermis
- pustules are like a pimple; they come to a head
, what is the difference between fissures and excoriations?
CORRECT ANSWER -
- fissures are tears in the skin from being dry
- excoriation is from skin picking and causes scabbing
when joints slide and don't line up its a called a ____________
CORRECT ANSWER - subluxation
what contributes to linear growth?
CORRECT ANSWER - the skeleton
muscle strength where no contraction is detected is graded as a _____
CORRECT ANSWER - 0
muscle strength where there is a barely detectable trace of contraction is graded as a ____
CORRECT ANSWER - 1
muscle strength where there is active movement with gravity eliminated is graded as a _____
CORRECT ANSWER - 2
STUDY GUIDE
disease causation theory that assumes cause and effect, views the body as a machine, life can be divided
into parts, and endorses germ theory
CORRECT ANSWER - biomedical theory
disease causation theory that assumes forces of nature must be kept in balance, and embraces the idea
of opposing forces (such as yin and yang, or hot and cold)
CORRECT ANSWER - naturalistic
disease causation theory that believes supernatural powers predominate in area of health and illness
CORRECT ANSWER - magicoreligious
what is the difference between papule and plaques?
CORRECT ANSWER - papule are less than 10mm and a bunch of little ones are normally found together,
plaques are greater than 10mm usually broader than it is thick
- both are solid and elevated; flat not rounded
what is the difference between wheals and urticaria?
CORRECT ANSWER - wheals are like insect bites and last up to 24 hours, urticaria are a larger outbreak
,and more defined, and are caused by allergens; like hives
lesions found only on one side of the body
CORRECT ANSWER - zosteriform
what indicates android obesity in women?
CORRECT ANSWER - waist to hip ratio greater than 0.8
what indicates android obesity in men?
CORRECT ANSWER - waist to hips ratio greater than 1.0
what is the difference between vesicles and bullas?
CORRECT ANSWER - vesicles are 5mm or less, bullas are greater than 5mm; both are fluid filled sacs and
can be referred to as blisters
what is the difference between cysts and pustules?
CORRECT ANSWER -
- cysts are soft, pus filled inflamed regions in the dermis
- pustules are like a pimple; they come to a head
, what is the difference between fissures and excoriations?
CORRECT ANSWER -
- fissures are tears in the skin from being dry
- excoriation is from skin picking and causes scabbing
when joints slide and don't line up its a called a ____________
CORRECT ANSWER - subluxation
what contributes to linear growth?
CORRECT ANSWER - the skeleton
muscle strength where no contraction is detected is graded as a _____
CORRECT ANSWER - 0
muscle strength where there is a barely detectable trace of contraction is graded as a ____
CORRECT ANSWER - 1
muscle strength where there is active movement with gravity eliminated is graded as a _____
CORRECT ANSWER - 2
