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A wasting; a decrease in size of an organ or tissue |
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Listening for sounds within the body, esp. from the chest, neck, or abdomen. |
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| Abnormal sounds or murmur created by turbulent blood flow heard while auscultating an organ, glan, or artery. |
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enlargement of the heart. |
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A substance secreted by glands at the outer third of the ear canal |
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The mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and is reflected onto the eyeball. |
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An adventitious lung sound heard on auscultation of the chest, produced by air passing over retained airway secretions or the sudden opening of collapsed airways. It may be heard on inspiration or expiration. |
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a. A blue, gray, slate, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood. |
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The back or posterior surface of a part; in the foot, the top of the foot. |
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A local or generalized condition in which body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid in the interstitial spaces |
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| Redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes, result of dilations and congestion of superficial capillaries. |
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The distinct sound heard when two dry surfaces are rubbed together. If the sound is loud enough, the condition producing the sound can also be felt. |
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a. Visual examination of the external surface of the body as well as of its movements and posture. |
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| skin and its appendages hair, nails, and sweat adn sebaceous glands |
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The interval between ribs, filled by the intercostal muscles |
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Consisting of mucus and pus. |
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a. 1. The sense of smell. 2. The act of smelling. |
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Hypotension occurring when a person assumes an upright position after getting up from a bed or chair. |
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a. Striking the body surface (usually with the fingers or a small hammer) to determine the position, size, or density of underlying structures.
b. Bimanual palpation – one hand placed over the other while applying pressure |
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a. foul smelling perspiration |
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macularpapular lesion that are warty, scaly or greasy
A benign skin tumor that may be pigmented. It is composed of immature epithelial cells and is quite common in older adults. Its etiology is unknown.
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a. bright ruby-red or purplish popular lesion |
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a. –– soft pinkish-tan to light-brown pedunculated lesions |
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a. gray-brown irregular macular lesions on sun exposed areas |
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a. a tool that includes a comprehensive assessment of residents in the long-term care setting. It provides an ongoing comprehensive assessment of each resident, emphasizing functional ability and both a physical and psychosocial profile. Only a RN can function as the assessment coordinator |
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