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Which glands are located immediately surrounding the urethral meatus on a woman? ✔✔Skene's
glands
Which glands are posterior to the vaginal orifice? ✔✔Bartholin's (vestibula
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Which glands are located immediately surrounding the urethral meatus on a woman? ✔✔Skene's
glands
Which glands are posterior to the vaginal orifice? ✔✔Bartholin's (vestibular) glands
Which ligament suspends the breasts? ✔✔Coopers ligament
Which glands are responsible for keeping areola lubricated? ✔✔Montgomery's gland
Breast development precedes menarche? ✔✔True
Breasts are smallest days 5-8 of the menstrual cycle? ✔✔False
Which quadrant is the most common site of breast tumors? ✔✔Upper outer
What us another name for the upper quadrant of the breast? ✔✔Tail of Spence
Best position to do a breast exam? ✔✔sitting first, then supine with the ipsilateral arm overhead
with a small pillow under the shoulder
This breast condition is a non-malignant inflammatory process ✔✔Mastitis
List 5 risk factors for breast cancer ✔✔1. family history
2. age 70-74
3. Menarche < 12
4. Menopause > 55
5. Prolonged use of OCP, HRT
6. > 2 ETOH per day
7. BRCA 1,2 genetic
8. Breast density on mammogram when younger
Which strains of HPV are most commonly the causative agents in cervical cancer? ✔✔16, 18,
31, 33
The scrotum needs to be kept cooler than the rest of the body? ✔✔True
Signs and symptoms of HPV vs. HSV ✔✔HPV: Warty growths, painless papular lesions,
cervical cancer.
HSV: Lymphadenopathy, painful testicles
These structure, located inside the testicles, serve as the main storage site of sperm?
✔✔Epididymus
Which scrotum hangs lower than the other, typically? ✔✔Left
How often and where is the best place to do testicular self exams? ✔✔Monthly, in the shower
This is the second most common STI and is often asymptomatic ✔✔Gonorrhea
This stage of syphilis often goes undetected due to its painless presentation? ✔✔Primary (stage
1)
Persistent erection of the penis ✔✔Priapism
Foreskin retracted behind the glans, cannot put in usual position ✔✔Paraphimosis
Testes that have never descended, absent testis ✔✔Cryptorchidism
Urethral meatus located under the glans penis ✔✔Hypospadias
Non-retractable foreskin that forms a point ✔✔Phimosis
This type of cyst is commonly found in the sacral area on men and contains a tuft of hair
✔✔Pilonidal
What is an example of an appropriate response when a male patient gets an erection during
physical exam? ✔✔be matter of fact, tell him it is normal.
List all of the cranial nerves in order ✔✔olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal,
abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal.
Bells palsy is a dysfunction of which cranial nerve? ✔✔Cranial nerve 7- facial
This type of nervous sensation often comes with a sensation of "pins and needles" and occurs in
stocking-glove pattern from the feet upward ✔✔Paresthesia
The romberg test, as well as heel-to-shin and finger-to-nose tests all test the function of which
part of the brain? ✔✔Cerebellum
Very brisk and hyperactive DTRs would receive a rating of what? ✔✔4+
Overstimulation of this nerve is the most common cause of fainting ✔✔CN X- vagus nerve
Describe the pathway of blood of the heart ✔✔IVC/SVC- right atrium- triscupid valve- right
ventricle- pulmonary artery- lungs- pulmonary vein- left atrium- mitral valve- left ventricleaorta- body
Where can the tricuspid valve be located for auscultation? ✔✔Left sternal border
4th ICS
What does S1 represent? ✔✔Closure of the AV valves, beginning of systole.
What does S2 represent? ✔✔Closure of the pulmonic/aortic valves, end of systole
Heart rate stays the same during inspiration and expiration? ✔✔False- is higher during
inspiration because of increase intrathoracic pressure
What can you ask your patient to do in order to better heart heart sounds? ✔✔Take a deep
breath, exhale, inhale and hold it.
Which lymphatic duct drain the majority of the body's lymph vessels? ✔✔Thoracic duct
How is the modified allen test performed and what does it assess for? ✔✔Arterial occlusion,
depress radial and ulnar arteries
Differences between arterial and venous insufficiencies? ✔✔Arterial- pallor, hair loss,
intermittent claudication, punched out appearance.
Venous: Brown coloration, irregular edges.
Which part of the heart is heard when auscultating the PMI? ✔✔Mitral valve/ left ventricle
What is the best way to palpate the precordium for pulsations? ✔✔palmar surface of the fingers
When inspecting for JVD, at which angle should the head be turned? ✔✔45 degress
The right middle lung can be auscultated at the 5th ICS midclavicular line? True or false?
✔✔False
What is another name for central cyanosis? ✔✔Circumoral
Approximately how much air do we breath with each breath? ✔✔500ml or 6-8L/min
Under which conditions would we expect to hear dull percussion sounds over lung fields?
✔✔obesity, athletes (increased muscle), pleural effusion, atelectasis.
Normal AP ratio ✔✔1:2
The head of the pancreas and duodenum are located in this quadrant? ✔✔RUQ
The splenic flexure of the colon is found in this quadrant? ✔✔LUQ
Your patient has steatorrhea. A dysfunction of which organ causes this? ✔✔Pancreas
List some assessments for ascites? ✔✔-fluid wave test
-shifting dullness
- ultrasound
What is the normal count for bowel sounds? ✔✔5-30/min
When is it considered acceptable for bowl sounds to be hypoactive? ✔✔Following abdominal
surgery or peritoneal inflammation
Describe the normal pattern of bowel sounds in early and late obstruction ✔✔hyperactive--
>hypoactive
Describe the ileopsoas test ✔✔Supine, lift leg straight up, flexing hip; push down on right thick
as they try to hold leg up
What does the ileopsoas test test for? ✔✔Non-specific for appendicitis
Describe Murphy's sign, what is this testing for? ✔✔-Palpate liver border, person take a deep
breath--> will have pain on inspiration.
- Assesses for cholecystitis
What is another name for the murphy test? ✔✔Inspiratory Arrest
How enlarged does the spleen need to be in order for it to be palpable? ✔✔3x
Marked separation in the rectus abdominis muscle is called ✔✔Diastasis recti
During a physical exam, a client tells the nurse about black dots that appear periodically in her
field of vision. What should the nurse respond to the client? ✔✔The black dots are floater and
are normal
Presence of loud long continuous gurgling present in all four abdominal quadrants upon
auscultation ✔✔Borborygmi
Snoring or rattling sounds that can be heard during inspiration and expiration ✔✔Rhonchi
Symptoms of sleep deprivation ✔✔slurred speech, flat facial affect, and red conjunctiva
Signs of dehydration in babies ✔✔Rapid pulse, dry mucous membrane, a sunken fontanel,
decreased capillary refill time, and increase respiratory rate.
Thin, depressed, concave nails ✔✔Koilonychia
infection of the skin adjacent to the nail ✔✔Paronychia
Fungal infection of the nail and nail bed ✔✔Onychomycosis
Constant repetition of words or phrases that a client heres people say ✔✔Echolalia
Severe gnawing epigastric pain that radiates to the back; client assumes fetal position. Describes
what condition? ✔✔acute pancreatitis
Burning pain in the upper abdomen that is worse at night and after eating. Describes what
condition? ✔✔gastric ulcer disease
Waves of sharp right upper quadrant pain that radiates to the back and shoulder. Describes what
condition? ✔✔cholecystitis
Cramping abdominal pain in the left abdomen with guarding, bloating and flatulence. Describes
what condition? ✔✔diverticulitis
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