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Edema
swelling, check for pitting
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Turgor
resistance (elasticity) of skin when pulled
tenting: when skin does not go back right away on back of hand esp (may signify dehydration)
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What are the three pediculosis types?
- Pubis-pubic hair (crabs)
- Capitis- head lice
- Corporis- body lice
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Alopecia
balding
may signify a disease where hair is brittle, thin, or patchy
may simply be male pattern balding
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Glossitis
inflammation of the tongue
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Stomatitis
- inflammation of the mouth
- may include lips, cheeks, mucous membranes
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Gingivitis
swelling of gums (teeth may recede from gums as well)
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Peripheral vascular disease
(PVD) any condition that causes partial or complete obstruction of the flow of blood to or from the arteries or veins outside of the chest
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Effleurage
a massage technique that includes stroking and follows the contours of the body
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Petrasage
a massage technique that includes kneading or squeezing of muscle groups, usually on the extremities
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Polypharmacology
using a lot of drugs together, results in a higher risk of side effects and drug related complications
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Macerate
To make skin soft, usually through soaking
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What is the RSVP of eye care?
- Redness (erythema)
- Sesnsitivity
- Visual Problems
- Pain
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What are the three "E's" and what do they mean is happening?
Edema, Exudate, and Erythema
Swelling, draining, and redness signify an infection
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Consensual pupillary response
When you shine light in one eye, both pupils contact equally
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Babinski reflex
 - Normal in children, abnormal in adults
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Bruit
The sound of blood rushing past an occlusion
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Extra Ocular Movements (EOMs)
Moving eyes to all 6 positions
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Ptosis
Dropping of eye lids
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Rinne Test
- hearing test comparing air conduction and bone conduction of sound

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Weber test
 Tests lateralization of hearing
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Exophalmos
- Also called proptosis
- Bulging of the eyes anatomically
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Romberg
- A series of tests which evaluate the client's equilibrium
- Tandem walk, closing eyes and standing, hopping/standing on one foot
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Hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of the body
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Decorticate Posturing vs. Decerebrate posturing
 hands turning inwards towards core vs. hands away from core
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Crepitus
Crackling sounds
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Nystagmus
Uncontrollable movements of the eye
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Strabismus
Eyes do not line up ("cross eyes")
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Expressive aphasia
Difficulty expressing verbal communication
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Cushing's Triad
- Tests for intracranial pressure
- 1. Widening of the pulse pressure
- 2. Change in respiration
- 3. Bradycardia
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Graphesthesia
- The ability to recognize letters or numbers on the skin
- Test normally on palm of hand; tests perception and sensation
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Sterognosis
- The ability to perceive the shape of an object by touch
- May be tested with coins or keys
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CVA
Cerebral Vascular Accident
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GCS
Glasgow coma Scale
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CNS
Central Nervous System
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LOC/LOR
Level of Consciousness/Level of Responsiveness
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A+O x3
Alert and Oriented to at least three spheres (person, place, time)
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PERRLA
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accomodation
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Murmur
swooshing sound between S1 and S2
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Doppler
- Bedside test done with pulse cannot be palpated
- uses a Doppler machine, looks much like an ultrasond
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S1
- ventricular Systole
- Closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves
- LUB sound
- Listen to the heart beat the PMI
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S2
- ventricular diastole
- the DUB Sound
- Closing of Aortic and Pulmonic valves
- Listen to at base of heart in ICS 2
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Homan's Sign
- may dignify DVT
- Pain in calf when bending the knee or dorsiflexion of foot
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PMI
- Point of maximal impulse
- Listen to at apex of heart
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Carotid Sinus Massage
Only to be done by doctors
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Intermittent claudication
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pain, pallor, pulselessness
Symptoms associated with heart failure
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PMI
Point of Maximal Impulse
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AED
Automated External Defibrillator
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SA node
Sinal Atrial Node
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CHF
Congestive Heart failure
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CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
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HDL
High Density Lipoproteins
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PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
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JVD
Jugular Venous Distention
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CMS
Color/Circulation, motor, sensation
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