Final Exam: NR 304/ NR304 Health Assessment II Terms| Complete Guide with Verified Answers| 100% Correct (2023/ 2024 Update)
QUESTION
Bruzdzinski's
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Answer:
This is a test for CNS infection or meningeal irritation.
- Patient in supine flex neck to chest
-causes flexion of hips and knees (drawing up) positive
QUESTION
Spina Bifida?
Answer:
neural tube doesnt get enough folic acid
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Moro Reflex?
Answer:
Infant reflex where a baby will startle in response to a loud sound or sudden movement.
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TIA?
Answer:
transient ischemic attack, comes and goes, decreased oxygenated blood flow, tremor, weak arm, cognitive impairments, function will return
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CVA?
Answer:
cerebrovascular accident, occlusion of vessel, no blood flow, leads to necrosis, treat within 1 hour
-A fib is the number one cause, atherosclerosis is 2
-FAST
QUESTION
Febrile seizures in a child:?
Answer:
high spike in temp
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grand mal seizure (tonic-clonic seizure)?
Answer:
every muscle contacts/relaxes simultaneously, call 911, remove everything out of the way, protect head, time how long it is, dont put anything in mouth
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Ligament?
Answer:
bone to bone
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Tendon?
Answer:
muscle to bone
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Fibrous Joints?
Answer:
sutures in the skull
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Cartilaginous Joints?
Answer:
allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage
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Synovial Joints?
Answer:
freely movable joints, fluid
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Infants/Children and Musculoskeletal?
Answer:
-when baby is born, needs give, so have soft spots on head with fibrous joints
-can have a fractured clavicle/dislocated shoulder
-can have bow legs, pigeon toes, etc.
-assess for congenital hip displacement: one leg slightly longer. Bend knees with feet flat and assess. (Allis Sign)
-inspect the spin, if there is a tuft of chair, dimple, or cyst it could be spina bifida
Children: subluxation, elbow//forearm dislocate - nursemaids elbow, ligaments are stronger than bones so they get a break in the bone rather than a sprain/strain
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Pregnancy: Musculoskeletal?
Answer:
hormones cause cartilage in pelvis to soften, lordosis, wobbling gait, back pain
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Lordosis?
Answer:
abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back condition), common in pregnancy
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Aging and Musculoskeletal?
Answer:
lose bone mass, deterioration of spine = shorter, lose flexibility, diminished reaction time, osteoporosis, kyphosis
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Kyphosis?
Answer:
humpback
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inspection of musculoskeletal? [Show Less]