Listening for S3 or mitral stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER Ask pt to roll partly onto
the left side
Listen at the apex
Listening for murmur of aortic regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER Pt should sit,
lean forward, and exhale a
...
Listening for S3 or mitral stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER Ask pt to roll partly onto
the left side
Listen at the apex
Listening for murmur of aortic regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER Pt should sit,
lean forward, and exhale as you listen
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that a person with disease has
positive test
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that non-diseased person has
negative test
lethargic patients - CORRECT ANSWER are drowsy but open their eyes and look at
you, respond to questions, and then fall asleep
obtunded patients - CORRECT ANSWER open their eyes and look at you, but
respond slowly and are somewhat confused
Rapid changes in weight, over a few days, suggests... - CORRECT ANSWER
changes in body fluid not tissue
Blood pressure cuff size - CORRECT ANSWER Width of inflatable bladder should
be about 40% of upper arm circumference
Length of inflatable bladder should be about 80% of upper arm circumference (almost
long enough to encircle entire arm)
Standard cuff is 12x23 cm, arm circumferences up to 28 cm
Oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER generally lower than core body temp &
rectal temp
Nociceptive (somatic) pain - CORRECT ANSWER related to tissue damage
Central sensitization pain - CORRECT ANSWER Alteration of the CNS processing
of sensation amplifying signals
EX: Fibromyalgia
Idiopathic pain - CORRECT ANSWER Chronic pain without identifiable physical or
psychological cause
A lesion over ____ is abnormal - CORRECT ANSWE
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