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NUR 104 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (52)
IPPA
I- inspection
cultivating your P-palpation P-
senses skills percussion A-
auscultation
-order of developmental stage is more
developmental meaningful than chronological age (everything
competence comes back to the development stages)
-position, prep, and sequence vary across lifecycle
waist circumference -assesses body fat distribution as indication of health
risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below
ribs and above iliac crest
hypopituitary dwarfism deficient growth hormone, delayed puberty
achondroplastic short arms, legs, more pronounced lordosis
dwarfism
gigantism excess growth hormone, delayed genital development
Acromegaly overgrowth of face, hands, feet
(Hyperpituitarism)
endogenous obesity Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
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-long, lanky
Marfan Syndrome -concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia below 60 bpm
Tachycardia greater than 100 bpm
heart force strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
(reflects stroke volume)
two main pathways of -neuropathic
pathologic pain -nociceptive
nociceptiors nerve endings designed to detect painful stimuli
-large
-myelinated
Aδ fibers -transmit pain signal rapidly
-short term and sharp sensations
-unmyelinated and small
C fibers -transmit signal slowly
-sensations are diffuse and achey
four stages of nociception transduction, transmission, perception, modulation
-Occurs in response to noxious stimuli
transduction -Release variety of chemical mediators
(neurotransmitters)
-Neurotransmitters lead to pain propagation
-Pain impulse moves from level of spinal cord to brain
transmission -If pain is not stopped, it moves via the
various ascending fibers within the
spinothalamic tract to the thalamus
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6
AM
NUR 104 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (52)
IPPA
I- inspection
cultivating your P-palpation P-
senses skills percussion A-
auscultation
-order of developmental stage is more
developmental meaningful than chronological age (everything
competence comes back to the development stages)
-position, prep, and sequence vary across lifecycle
waist circumference -assesses body fat distribution as indication of health
risk
-measured in inches at smallet circumference below
ribs and above iliac crest
hypopituitary dwarfism deficient growth hormone, delayed puberty
achondroplastic short arms, legs, more pronounced lordosis
dwarfism
gigantism excess growth hormone, delayed genital development
Acromegaly overgrowth of face, hands, feet
(Hyperpituitarism)
endogenous obesity Cushing syndrome ("moon face")
1/
6
, 8/17/25, 8:58
AM
-long, lanky
Marfan Syndrome -concerned about aortic distention
-blood vessels more susceptible to a triple A aneurysm
bradycardia below 60 bpm
Tachycardia greater than 100 bpm
heart force strength of stroke volume
pulse pressure difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
(reflects stroke volume)
two main pathways of -neuropathic
pathologic pain -nociceptive
nociceptiors nerve endings designed to detect painful stimuli
-large
-myelinated
Aδ fibers -transmit pain signal rapidly
-short term and sharp sensations
-unmyelinated and small
C fibers -transmit signal slowly
-sensations are diffuse and achey
four stages of nociception transduction, transmission, perception, modulation
-Occurs in response to noxious stimuli
transduction -Release variety of chemical mediators
(neurotransmitters)
-Neurotransmitters lead to pain propagation
-Pain impulse moves from level of spinal cord to brain
transmission -If pain is not stopped, it moves via the
various ascending fibers within the
spinothalamic tract to the thalamus
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6
