Day 4 Review Question Flashcards
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What does PERRL stand for?
Pupils equal, round and reactive to lights
What does AT/NC mean?
Atraumatic/normocephalic
What does NAD stand for?
No acute distress, no acute disease
If a patients has pale conjunctiva, what does that indicate?
Anemia
What is a scleral icterus, and what does it indicate?
Yellow sclera, jaundice, liver failure
Name an instrument a physician may use to closely investigate the eyes.
Fundoscope, ophthalmoscope, wood’s lamp
In which body system would you document “TM erythema and bulging?
Ear/throat/nose
What is the medical term for a nostril?
Nares
If a patient complains of a runny nose what is that called?
Rhinorrhea
What could dry mucous membrane indicate?
Dhydration
Why is midline bony tenderness worse than paraspinal tenderness?
It could indicate a spinal fracture or injury and opposed to something just muscular
What is the medical term for swollen lymph nodes?
Cervical lymphadeno
Why does RRR mean?
Regular rhythm and rate.
What is the rhythm that the physician would hear is pt was in Afib?
Irregularly irregular rhythm
What are the peritoneal signs in the abdominal exam?
Rebounding, guarding, rigidity
What abdominal sign is indicative of cholecystitis?
Murphy’s sign
If the doctor takes one finger and presses in a specific spot in the RLQ what is the name of the finding they are investigating?
McBurney’s point
What would a Guaiac positive stool sample diagnose?
GI bleed
What phrase do you have to document for every female pelvic exam performed by a male physician?
Female chaperone present
What is bony tenderness a sign of?
Fracture
What is CVA tenderness?
Kidney stones or pyelonephritis
Spell the medical term for hives.
Urticaria
What is fluctuance a sign of?
Abscess
What is the difference between a laceration and an abrasion?
Cut vs. scrape
