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| The nurse notes that a patient has difficulty breathing in the supine position, and the patient admits that he sleeps in a recliner at home. These are cardinal signs of __________ disease. | COPD (pulmonary) |
| When auscultating the chest, a nurse hears crackles in both lower lobes. To further assess this finding, the nurse should as the patient to _________ . | cough |
| The nurse observes an older adult patient has no hair on the lower legs. The nurse should assess further for the suffuciency of _______ _________ . | arterial flow |
| Signs that are perceived by an examiner and can be seen, heard, measured, or left are known as ______ _____ . | objective data |
| Symptoms that are perceived by the patient are known as ___________ . | subjective data |
| A condition is which there is a lack of appetite resulting in the inability to eat is known as __________ . | anorexia |
| A condition of debility, loss of strength and energy, and depleted vitality is known as _________ . | asthenia |
| A circulatory condition in which the myocardium contracts steadily but at a rate of less than 60 contractions per minute is known as __________ . | bradycardia |
| A condition in which a patient experiences bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood is known as _________ . | cyanosis |
| Discoloration of an area of the skin or mucous membrane caused by the extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissues as a result of trauma to the underlying blood vessels or by fragility of the vessel walls is known as ___________ . | ecchymosis |
| Redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes that is the result of dilation and congestion of superficial capillaries is known as ________ . | erythema |
| A yellow tinge to the skin that may indicate obstruction in the flow of bile from the liver is known as _____ . | jaundice |
| An abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably is known as __________ . | orthopnea |
| A symptom of itching and an uncomfortable sensation leading to an urge to scratch is known as ______ . | pruritis |
| A creamy, viscous, pale yellow or yellow-green fluid exudate that is the result of fluid remains of liquefied necrosis of tissues is known as ________ . | purulent drainage |
| An abnormal condition in which the heart contracts regularly but at a rate greater than 100 beats per minute is known as ______ . | tachycardia |
| An abnormally rapid rate of breathing that is seen in many disease condition is known as _______ . | tachypnea |
| A condition in which there is a temporary loss of consciousness associated with an increased rate of respiration, tachycardia, pallor, perspiration, and coolness of the skin is known as _________ . | syncope |
