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Health Assessments

Review for lecture final. Covers most body assessments,tests and normal values.

QuestionAnswer
Pain (P) Pallative or provocation: cause, what makes it worse or better
Pain (Q) Quality or quantity: describe feeling (aching, sharp, shooting)
Pain (R) Region/radiating: where is the pain? radiation or localized?
Pain (S) Severity: pain rating scale (#'s or faces)
Pain (T) Timing: onset, frequency, duration
Pain (U) You: what does it mean for you?
Testicular Self Exam T=timing, once/monthS=shower, warm water relaxes scrotal sacE=examine, look for changes and report
Symptoms of testicular cancer Lumps or swelling (painless or uncomfortable), sense of heaviness/soreness in lower abdomen or scrotum
Mini 1A- General Overview -behavior and appearance-conciousness, orientation, speech-affect/mood-skin color, temperature-postion, posture, movements-vitals
Mini 1B- Checking O2, IV, Dressing, Catheter O2- rate/routeIV- solution, rate, siteDressing- where, drainageCatheter- drainage (amount, color)
Mini 2- Head and Neck -eyes- eye contact, condition (drainage, color of sclera, pupils)-facial expression, condition of skin-inspect scalp, mouth, tongue, mucous membranes, lips-palpate carotid arteries
Mini 3- Upper Limbs -palpate brachial and radial pulses bilateraly-skin edema/texture/integrity-tissue turgor-cap refill-hand grips
Mini 4- Chest and Abdomen -inspect/palpate chest wall-heart sounds/lung sounds-inspect/auscultate/palpate abdomen
Mini 5- Legs and Feet -position of legs and feet-bilateral pedal pulses-color/warmth/sensation of feet bilaterally-edema, cap refill, skin integrity bilaterally-strength and sensation of both legs
Created by: littlemissnurse
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