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This document provides a blueprint for health assessment, including topics such as skin lesions, primary lesions, and respiratory system anatomy. It covers various aspects of assessing patients, including physical examination techniques and abnormal findings. The document uses visual aids, diagrams, to illustrate key information.

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**Blueprint:** **[Skin Lesions: ]** [The ABCDEF of Skin Lesions ] Teach pts about the ABCDEF of skin lesions - - - - - - Shape of lesions - - ![](media/image17.png) Shape of lesion - - - - - - - - - - Bacterial rashes - Symptoms: flu like, fe...

**Blueprint:** **[Skin Lesions: ]** [The ABCDEF of Skin Lesions ] Teach pts about the ABCDEF of skin lesions - - - - - - Shape of lesions - - ![](media/image17.png) Shape of lesion - - - - - - - - - - Bacterial rashes - Symptoms: flu like, fever, HA, stiff neck, **photophobia**, rash **Toxic epidermal necrolysis** ![](media/image2.png) More severe than : Steven Johnson Syndrome Symptoms : flu, fever, after initial symptoms: skin blisters and peels : raw painful areas mucous mem involved Complications : dehydration, sepsis, pneumonia, MOF **[Primary Lesions;]** **Macule** \< 0.5 - 1 cm Patch \> 1cm Morphology: flat, level with the surface of the skin ![](media/image19.png) **Papule** \< 0.5 - 1 cm Plaque \> 1 cm Morphology : solid, elevated lesion Vasicle \< 0.5 cm Bulla \> 0.5 cm Morphology: blister , contains fluid or blood **[Eschar; ]** - - - **[Herpes Zoster -8]**![](media/image4.png) - - - - - - - **[Nails - 1]** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **[Head - Abnormality - 1]** Auscultation for temporal bruit - - - Head: anatomy & physiology Major landmarks: - - They need to be symmetrical or else one of the nerves is damaged CN'S - - - - **[Eyes: General - 1]** Snellen chart: - Geiger chart: - - Confrontational test: - - - Fixation: - - PERRLA: Pupil, Equal, Reactive, Round, Light, Accommodation - **[Eye movement - 1]** - - - **[Cataracts - 3]** Cataract formation - - - - - - - - **[Eye Cranial Nerves - 1]** - - - - - Consensual constriction: when both pupils constrict at the same time. - **[Ears: General Assessment - 3]** - - - - - - **[Ears Hearing - 6 ]** Conductive hearing loss: when soundwaves cannot pass through the outer and middle ear ↳ partial loss: pt can hear if sound is amplitude → hearing aids Forms of hearing - - Sensorineural (perceptive) hearing loss: - Young adults hearing loss causes: - Healing loss in Aging Adults: - - - - - - Eustachian tube dysfunction: - - - **[Ears Inner/Middle/External Ear - 2]** - - - - - - - - - - **[Breath Sounds - General 3]** - - - ![](media/image21.png) **[Audio - 3]** Adventitious lung sounds: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **[Oral abnormalities - 7]** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Abnormal findings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **[Oral Assessment - 1]** - - - **[Nasal Abnormalities - 3]** - - - - - - - - - - - - ![](media/image7.png) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **[Nasal Assessment/General - 1]** Kiesselbach plexus located in septum- common site of nosebleeds - - **[Sinuses Assessment - 1]** Sinusitis : is the inflammation of the sinuses, which are air-filled spaces in the skull that help produce mucus and filter the air we breathe. - - Sinuses openings are narrow and easily occluded: inflammation, sinusitis **[Thoracic Assessment/ General - 2]** - - What do you NOT do on thyroid gland when examining? Percussion **[Lung Anatomy - 3]** **Lungs**: Right lung has 3 lobes, and the left lung has 2 lobes. - - - - - **Borders**: The **apex** is the highest point in the anterior chest, and the **base** rests on the diaphragm. **Pleurae**: Visceral pleura covers the lungs, and parietal pleura lines the chest wall. These pleurae maintain a vacuum that keeps the lungs expanded. - **[Abnormal Respiration - 2]** - - **Atelectasis**: collapsed alveoli or lung - Pleural effusion: fluid - **Hypercapnia**: increase in CO2 levels blood Hyperpnea: Eupnea: norma rhythm **[Lymph Nodes - 3]** [Major causes of Lymph node enlargement ] - Infection: acute, tender, warm - - Malignancy: - [Palpate Thyroid ] - - - - Abnormalities: enlarged lobes, tender, nodules, lumps

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