NR 509 (Advanced Physical Assessment) Final Exam 100%
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Assessing from Head to Toe
Think about which order you will be assessing your patient from head to toe
Start by inspecting- you will inspect you patient head/face
Then palpating lymph nodes
Ascultating lung sounds and heart soun Percussing abdomen
Assess patient's gait
OLD CART
Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristic
Aggravating factors
Relieving factors
Treatment
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Severe and Sudden "worst headache of my life"
Nausea and Vomiting can be present
Cranial Nerve X
Vagus nerve
Used to assess when you touch the soft palate and view uvula
Signs of Otitis Externa (swimmers Ear)
, Painful movement of the auricle and tragus (page 245)
Review fig 7-43
Physical Signs of Meningitis
(pg 765)
Neck stiffness with resistance of flexion.
Won't be able to touch chin to chest
Red flags for Headaches
Progressively frequent or severe over 3 month period
New onset after 50
Aggravated or relieved by change in position
Recent head trauma
Labs to check with Vitiligo
Thyroid panel: TSH, free T3 and Free T4, СВС
Preservation
Patient uses words repeatedly.
Using words or phrases repeatedly often seen in schizophrenia
Erectile Dysfunction
Older men in their late 40s that experience ED is usually psychological rather than
testosterone.
Tanner Staging of breasts in females Stage I:
preadolescents-elevation of nipple
Tanner Staging of breasts in females Stage 2:
Breast bud stage- elevation of breast and nipple as a small mound.
Tanner Staging of breasts in females Stage 3:
further enlargement of elevation of breast and areola
Correct Latest 2024
Assessing from Head to Toe
Think about which order you will be assessing your patient from head to toe
Start by inspecting- you will inspect you patient head/face
Then palpating lymph nodes
Ascultating lung sounds and heart soun Percussing abdomen
Assess patient's gait
OLD CART
Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristic
Aggravating factors
Relieving factors
Treatment
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Severe and Sudden "worst headache of my life"
Nausea and Vomiting can be present
Cranial Nerve X
Vagus nerve
Used to assess when you touch the soft palate and view uvula
Signs of Otitis Externa (swimmers Ear)
, Painful movement of the auricle and tragus (page 245)
Review fig 7-43
Physical Signs of Meningitis
(pg 765)
Neck stiffness with resistance of flexion.
Won't be able to touch chin to chest
Red flags for Headaches
Progressively frequent or severe over 3 month period
New onset after 50
Aggravated or relieved by change in position
Recent head trauma
Labs to check with Vitiligo
Thyroid panel: TSH, free T3 and Free T4, СВС
Preservation
Patient uses words repeatedly.
Using words or phrases repeatedly often seen in schizophrenia
Erectile Dysfunction
Older men in their late 40s that experience ED is usually psychological rather than
testosterone.
Tanner Staging of breasts in females Stage I:
preadolescents-elevation of nipple
Tanner Staging of breasts in females Stage 2:
Breast bud stage- elevation of breast and nipple as a small mound.
Tanner Staging of breasts in females Stage 3:
further enlargement of elevation of breast and areola
