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WCU EXAM 2 PHYS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS|GRADED A

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liver disease Correct Answer causes skin yellowness (jaundice) jaundice Correct Answer skin yellowness for people with darker skin, assess sclera, mouth, or palm. Integumentary status Correct A... nswer ask about body piercings and tattoos, skin care, how much time they spend outside. DO NOT as if there is drainage in the body (not a risk factor) Vietnamese patient Correct Answer using translator: tell interpreter to explain the procedure before you touch the patient. hirsutism Correct Answer in females is caused by a hormone imbalance; excess body hair in females on the face, chest, abdomen, arms, and legs, following the male pattern. notify the physician Correct Answer in case of red, swollen, unilateral leg that is warm to the touch. (Do not elevate because it may be DVT) ask how long it's been there Correct Answer what do you do when an elderly patient presents with purple irregular patch on the lower extremity? if new condition, investigate more. jaundice Correct Answer yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood pallor Correct Answer an extreme or unnatural paleness erythmia Correct Answer skin reddening; abnormal redness of the skin due to exercise, hot weather, anger etc cyanosis Correct Answer a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning) vitiligo Correct Answer a skin condition resulting from the destruction of the melanocytes due to unknown causes; loss of pigment; white, patchy areas * causes an alteration of body image pruritic Correct Answer pertaining to an itching sensation [Show More]

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