General Examination and Symptomatology

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What is the term for the inability to make any purposeful response?

Decubitus

Coma (correct)

Irritability

Orthopnea

What is the primary purpose of the AVPU scale in assessing a patient's conscious level?

To diagnose a patient's mental health disorder

To monitor a patient's vital signs

To make a rapid and initial assessment of a patient's conscious level (correct)

To provide a detailed assessment of a patient's mental state

What is the formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI)?

BMI = weight in kg + (Height in M)2

BMI = weight in kg - (Height in M)2

BMI = weight in kg x (Height in M)2

BMI = weight in kg / (Height in M)2 (correct)

What is the term for dyspnea on lying flat, relieved by semi-sitting position?

Orthopnea Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'obtunded' describe in relation to a patient's mental state?

A patient who has a more depressed level of consciousness and cannot be fully aroused Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the general examination of a patient's body?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the pale color of the skin that can be caused by illness or anemia?

Pallor Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a patient who is conscious, well-oriented, and has an average mood and memory?

Normal Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the measurement of the body from the top of the head to the feet?

Total height Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the AVPU scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?

The AVPU scale is used for rapid assessment, while the GCS is used for detailed assessment Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the position where a person lies flat with the chest down and the back up?

Prone position Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a patient who is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain?

Stuporous Signup and view all the answers

What is characterized by a blueish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes due to increased deoxygenated blood?

Cyanosis Signup and view all the answers

What type of cyanosis occurs due to inadequate oxygenation secondary to conditions that lead to an increase in deoxygenated hemoglobin or presence of abnormal hemoglobin?

Central cyanosis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a cause of central cyanosis?

Hyperventilation Signup and view all the answers

What is peripheral cyanosis characterized by?

Bluish discoloration of the distal extremities, circumoral and periorbital areas, but not mucous membranes Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a cardiovascular cause of central cyanosis?

Hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a pulmonary cause of central cyanosis?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of peripheral cyanosis?

Hypothermia Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of jaundice?

Increased serum bilirubin level Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical temperature at which patients with hypothermia lose consciousness?

35 C° Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of regional ischemia?

Atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of fever in terms of rectal temperature?

100.4 F (38 C) or higher Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an increase in body's core temperature above 41 C°, causing its thermoregulatory mechanism to break down?

Hyperthermia Signup and view all the answers