Physical Examination and Health AssessmentThis volume is geared toward BSN nursing students and practising nurses, and provides the information necessary to carry out holistic health assessment across the lifespan. |
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... Decreased serum albumin B. Poor skin turgor C. Increased lymphocyte count D. Triceps skinfold less than standard Correct Answer : A Rationale : Kwashiorkor ( protein malnutrition ) is due to diets that may be high in calories but that ...
... Decreased serum albumin B. Poor skin turgor C. Increased lymphocyte count D. Triceps skinfold less than standard Correct Answer : A Rationale : Kwashiorkor ( protein malnutrition ) is due to diets that may be high in calories but that ...
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... decreased elasticity , decreased sub- cutaneous fat , and decreased moisture in the skin . Cognitive Level : Comprehension 14. Your patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head especially around his eye ...
... decreased elasticity , decreased sub- cutaneous fat , and decreased moisture in the skin . Cognitive Level : Comprehension 14. Your patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head especially around his eye ...
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... decreased gastric acid secretion . C. enhanced esophageal emptying . D. decreased peristalsis . Correct Answer : B Rationale : During aging salivation decreases , esophageal emptying is delayed , and peristalsis is thought to remain ...
... decreased gastric acid secretion . C. enhanced esophageal emptying . D. decreased peristalsis . Correct Answer : B Rationale : During aging salivation decreases , esophageal emptying is delayed , and peristalsis is thought to remain ...
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Functional Health Patterns Potential Correlating Chapters | 6 |
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Chapter | 9 |
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abdomen abnormal adult Analysis ANNOTATED LEARNING OBJECTIVES artery assessment Assign students auscultation behavior blood pressure body breast breath cancer cardiac cause cervical cervix changes chapter the student chest child client Cognitive Level Comprehension Correct Answer cranial nerve CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES cultural decreased Describe disease edema enlarged exam feel following statements function genitalia glands health care provider health history heart sounds Homan's sign identify increased individual infant infection Inspect intercostal space interview lesions loss lung lymph nodes lymphatic male medications mental status mental status examination muscle neck neurologic nipple normal finding nose nursing diagnosis nutritional nutritional assessment Obtain occurs otoscope pain palpation patient percussion PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST peripheral person practitioner pregnancy problems pulse Rationale reflex respiratory response risk sclera sensory skin stethoscope symptoms systolic THINKING EXERCISES Application tion tissue transcultural considerations vaginal venous vital signs Yes No Comments