Nr511 final ears and eyes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR511 FINAL EARS AND EYES NR511 FINAL EARS AND EYES The Rinne test evaluates air and bone conduction hearing loss and involves placing a vibrating tuning fork initially on the mastoid process behind each ear until sound is no longer heard. The fork is then immediately placed just outside the ear and the patient is asked to report when the sound caused by the vibration is no longer heard. A normal test is when the sound heard outside the ear is audible when the sound from over the mastoid bo...

NR511 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE NR511 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE Dermatology 1. Actinic keratosis most common precancerous skin lesion in light skinned patients, more common in patients 50 years or older (most common in Celtic, Irish, and Scottish descent) Found in sun exposed areas Caused by skin cells that accumulate from repeated sun exposure Pathophys: continued sun damage from UV radiation damages the DNA in epithelial cells Primary lesions: macules or plaques, poorly circu...

NR511 Final Exam Study Guide NR511 Final Exam Study Guide Week 1 1. Define diagnostic reasoning -To solve problems, to promote health, and to screen for disease or illness all require a sensitivity to complex stories, to contextual factors, and to a sense of probability and uncertainty. -Diagnostic reasoning can be seen as a kind of critical thinking. Critical thinking involves the process of questioning one’s thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the concl...

NR511 Final Exam Study Guide Week 1 1. Define diagnostic reasoning -To solve problems, to promote health, and to screen for disease or illness all require a sensitivity to complex stories, to contextual factors, and to a sense of probability and uncertainty. -Diagnostic reasoning can be seen as a kind of critical thinking. Critical thinking involves the process of questioning one’s thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the conclusions that are being drawn a...

NR 511 Week 4 Midterm Notes NR 511 Differential Diagnosis And Primary Care Practicum Chapters 3, 4, 5,7,8,9,11, 22 Principles of Primary Care Diagnostic reasoning can be seen as a kind of critical thinking. Critical thinking involves thhe process of questioning one’s thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored & if thhe conclusions that are being drawn are based on evidence. Diagnostic reasoning thhen includes a systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece o...