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NU 518 Exam 2 Study Guide

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Chapter 7 (The Head and Neck) The head – primary headaches (table 7-1); headache warning signs The eyes – symptoms involving the eye (moving vs fixed defects); near reaction; visual acuity; corn... ea and lens (table 7-9); ophthalmoscope examination The ears – peripheral vertigo (table 7-4); Weber vs Rinne test The nose and sinus The mouth and throat – abnormal findings (table 7-23) The neck – lymph nodes; thyroid gland Chapter 8 (The Thorax and Lungs) Cough (page 311-312 and table 8-3) Signs of respiratory distress (page 318) Deformities of the thorax (table 8-5) Percussion technique and percussion notes (page 320-323) Characteristics of breath sounds Adventitious sounds (page 325-327 and tables 8-6 & 8-7) Physical findings in chest disorders (table 8-8) Chapter 9 (The Cardiovascular System) Point of maximal impulse Events in cardiac cycle (systole vs diastole) Hypertension and cardiovascular risk Metabolic syndrome diagnostic criteria Distinguishing internal jugular and carotid pulsations Palpation – chambers of heart; heaves vs lifts vs thrills Relationship between valves and location of murmurs Important patient maneuvers (positions) to detect specific defects; diastolic murmurs (table 9-11) Identifying heart murmurs through use of ‘timing’/Gradations of murmurs [Show More]

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