Health Assessment Exam 2 – UTMB
Question And Answers 2025.
Bruit - ANSWER- Turbulent blood flow
Caused by inclusion
happened when lumen included .5-.66
- low pitched
Edema - ANSWER- +1 - no perceptible swelling of leg; 2mm
+2 - moderate pitting; 4mm
+3 - deep pitting, 10-20 sec rebound; 6mm
+4 - deeper pit, >30 sec rebound; 8 mm
Arterial Deficits - ANSWER- - dry, shiny skin
- skin cool/cold in tenmperature
- nails thickened
- no hair on toes and dorsum foot
- ulcers on toes, heel, or pressure pulse areas
- very painful ulcers
- edema minimal unless foot in DEPENDENT position
- pain intermittment claudication to sharp
Venous Deficits - ANSWER- - skin thickened & tough
- skin is reddish/blue
- ulcers on medial malleolus or anterior tibial
- superficial ulcer can be very painful
- irregular border
- granulation tissue
- pain aching and cramping
- difficult to feel pulses
ADLs - ANSWER- grooming
eating
mobility
communicating with others
bathing
IADLs - ANSWER- food prep
house keeping
transportation
shopping
finances
, kyphosis - ANSWER- hunchback associated with osteoporosis
scoliosis - ANSWER- curved spin, hip higher than other
pectus excavatum - ANSWER- funnel chest
pectus carinatum - ANSWER- pigeon chest
Physical assessment of thorax - ANSWER- skin clor
color & shape of nails
chest configuration
position
palpate chest expansion
Auscultation - ANSWER- skin to stethoscope
- except chest hair
normal sounds:
- bronchial - high pitch, loud
only normal if heard in right spot
Adventitious breath sounds - ANSWER- - crackles -
- coarse - velcro
- fine - hair rubbing
from congestive heart failure
- pleural friction rubs - low pitched, dry sound
- wheeze - asthma, emphysema
- sibilant - high pitched; acute asthma
- sonorous - low pitch, can be cleared with coughing
auscultate posterior chest - ANSWER- listen to 20 spots total
may have to ask them to hug themselves
Skin - ANSWER- physical barrier that protects
Terminal hair - ANSWER- scalp/ eyebrows
Vellus hair - ANSWER- thin peach fuzz like hair
Cyanosis - ANSWER- NOT GOOD INDICATOR OF CIRCULATION PROBLEMS
central - oral mucosa
peripheral - vasoconstriction problems look at nail color
Question And Answers 2025.
Bruit - ANSWER- Turbulent blood flow
Caused by inclusion
happened when lumen included .5-.66
- low pitched
Edema - ANSWER- +1 - no perceptible swelling of leg; 2mm
+2 - moderate pitting; 4mm
+3 - deep pitting, 10-20 sec rebound; 6mm
+4 - deeper pit, >30 sec rebound; 8 mm
Arterial Deficits - ANSWER- - dry, shiny skin
- skin cool/cold in tenmperature
- nails thickened
- no hair on toes and dorsum foot
- ulcers on toes, heel, or pressure pulse areas
- very painful ulcers
- edema minimal unless foot in DEPENDENT position
- pain intermittment claudication to sharp
Venous Deficits - ANSWER- - skin thickened & tough
- skin is reddish/blue
- ulcers on medial malleolus or anterior tibial
- superficial ulcer can be very painful
- irregular border
- granulation tissue
- pain aching and cramping
- difficult to feel pulses
ADLs - ANSWER- grooming
eating
mobility
communicating with others
bathing
IADLs - ANSWER- food prep
house keeping
transportation
shopping
finances
, kyphosis - ANSWER- hunchback associated with osteoporosis
scoliosis - ANSWER- curved spin, hip higher than other
pectus excavatum - ANSWER- funnel chest
pectus carinatum - ANSWER- pigeon chest
Physical assessment of thorax - ANSWER- skin clor
color & shape of nails
chest configuration
position
palpate chest expansion
Auscultation - ANSWER- skin to stethoscope
- except chest hair
normal sounds:
- bronchial - high pitch, loud
only normal if heard in right spot
Adventitious breath sounds - ANSWER- - crackles -
- coarse - velcro
- fine - hair rubbing
from congestive heart failure
- pleural friction rubs - low pitched, dry sound
- wheeze - asthma, emphysema
- sibilant - high pitched; acute asthma
- sonorous - low pitch, can be cleared with coughing
auscultate posterior chest - ANSWER- listen to 20 spots total
may have to ask them to hug themselves
Skin - ANSWER- physical barrier that protects
Terminal hair - ANSWER- scalp/ eyebrows
Vellus hair - ANSWER- thin peach fuzz like hair
Cyanosis - ANSWER- NOT GOOD INDICATOR OF CIRCULATION PROBLEMS
central - oral mucosa
peripheral - vasoconstriction problems look at nail color
