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7 oC (digital : axillary) Respiratory Rate: 21 cpm Pulse Rate: 71 bpm Blood Pressure: 160/110 mmHg Body Parts General Survey Body built Height in relation to the clients weight Posture: standing Sitting Walking Overall hygiene and Grooming Body odors; breath Odor Signs of distress Attitude Affect or mood Appropriateness of The response Quantity and quality of speech Normal Findings Proportionate Actual Findings Interpretation Normal
Erect posture/straight Relaxed Coordinated movements Clean, neat No foul odor No stress noted Cooperative Appropriate to situation Responds appropriately
Erect posture Relaxed Not assessed Clean, neat No body/breath odors Stress noted Slightly cooperative Slightly irritated Responds appropriately Understandable, moderate pace; Exhibits thought association Logical sequence; makes sense; Has sense of reality
Understandable, moderate pace; Exhibits thought association Relevance and Logical sequence; organization of thoughts makes sense; Has sense of reality Integumentary Skin color
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Varies from light to deep brown; from ruddy pink to light pink; Light brown from yellow overtones over tones olive Generally uniform except in areas exposed to sun; areas of lighter pigmented (palms, lips, nailbeds) in dark skinned people No edema Freckles, some birthmarks, some flat and raised nevi; no abrasion or other lesions Generally uniform except in areas exposed to sun
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Normal
Normal Normal
Skin moisture
Moisture in skin folds and the axillae (varies with environmental temperature and humidity, body temperature and activity ) Uniform When pinched, skin springs back to previous state
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Uniform When pinched, skin Springs back to previous state Convex curvature, 160 degrees Smooth Intact epidermis Prompt color return
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Nails Nail curvature Nail texture Nail tissues Blanch test Skull Skull size and shape Skull nodules, masses, depressions Scalp Color; appearance Areas of tenderness Hair Hair evenness Hair thin/thickness Hair texture, oiliness Face Facial feature Symmetry of facial movements Eyes Eyebrows Hair distribution
Convex curvature, 160 degrees Smooth Intact epidermis Prompt color return
Rounded, Normocephalic Smooth, absence of nodules, masses and depressions Lighter than the exposed areas No presence of tenderness Evenly distributed hair Thick hair Silky resilient hair
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Lighter than the exposed areas No tenderness Evenly distributed hair Thick hair Silky resilient hair
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Normal
Alignment
Symmetrically aligned
Symmetrically aligned
Normal
Movement
Equal movement
Equal movement
Normal
Equally distributed
Equally distributed
Normal
Normal
Skin intact, no discharge, no discoloration, lids close Symmetrically When lids open no Visible sclera above corneas Bilateral blinking
Normal
Normal
Ability to blink
Bilateral blinking
Normal
Frequency of blinking Conjunctiva Bulbar conjunctiva color, texture and presence of lesions Palpebral Conjunctiva color, texture and presence of lesion Sclera Color and clarity Cornea Clarity and texture Iris Shape and color
15 to 20 involuntary blinks
18 involuntary blinks
Normal
Transparent, capillaries sometimes evident; sclera appears white Shiny, smooth and pink or red, no lesion
Transparent, capillaries evident; sclera appears white Shiny, smooth and pink or red, no lesion
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
Equal in size; flat and round; Color varies depending on race Black in color, equal in size, Normally 3 to 7 mm in Diameter; smooth border,
Normal
Normal
Round
border, round
Direct consensual
Normal
Visual Acuity Test near vision Pupils Light reaction and accommodation
Can read the newsprint Presented Pupil constrict when looking at near objects, pupil dilate when looking at far objects, Pupil converge when near object in moved toward nose
Can read the newsprint presented Pupil constrict when looking at ne objects, pupil dilate when looking at far objects, pupil converge when near object in moved toward nose No edema, no tenderness No edema, discharge
Normal
Normal
Lacrimal gland
No edema, no tenderness
Normal
Lacrimal sac
No edema, discharge
Normal
Nasolacrimal duct
No edema, tenderness
No edema, tenderness
Normal
Extraocular muscles Alignment and coordination Visual Fields Peripheral fields Ears Auricles Color, symmetry and position
Both eyes coordinated, move in unison, with parallel alignment Can see at the periphery Color same as facial skin, symmetrical, auricle aligned with the outer cantus of the eye, about 10 degrees from vertical Mobile, firm, not tender, Pinna recoils after it is folded
Both eyes coordinated, move in unison, with parallel alignment Can see at the periphery Color same as facial skin, symmetrical, auricle aligned with the outer cantus of the eye, about 10 degrees from vertical Mobile, firm, not tender, pinna recoils after it is folded
Normal
Normal Normal
Texture, elasticity and areas for tenderness External Ear Canal Ear canal for cerumen
Normal
Dry cerumen, gray-tan color; or sticky, wet cerumen in various shades of brown
Normal
No lesion No pus and blood Symmetric and straight; uniform color no discharge No discharge
No lesions No pus and blood Symmetric and straight; uniform color no discharge No discharge
Normal
Mucosa pink; clear, water discharge Nasal septum intact and in midline Air moves freely as the client breathes through the nares
Mucosa pink; clear, moist Nasal septum intact and in midline Air moves freely as the client breathes through the nares No tenderness; no lesions Not tender
Normal
Normal
Normal
Bones in the nose And cartilages Sinuses Mouth Lips Symmetry of contour, color and texture
Normal Normal
Uniform pink color(darker, e.g. bluish hue, in Mediterranean groups and dark skinned clients) Soft, moist, smooth texture Symmetry of contour Ability to purse lips
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Dry, chapped lips with flakes Symmetry of contour Ability to purse lips
Moist, smooth, soft, glistening and elastic texture (drier oral mucosa in elderly due to decreased salivation)
Normal
28 yellowish teeth, 2 lower Molars have dental fillings, Presence of dentures (4 upper molars)
Pink gums(bluish on dark Pink patched gums patches in dark skinned clients) Moist, firm texture to gums No retraction of gums Tongue/floor of the Mouth Surface of the Tongue; position, Color and texture Moist, firm texture to gums No retraction of gums
Central position Pink color (some brown pigmented tongue borders in dark-skinned clients); moist; slightly rough; thin whitish coating Smooth, lateral margins; no lesions Raised papillae(taste buds)
Central position Pink color; moist; slightly rough; thin whitish coating Smooth, lateral margins; no lesions Raised papillae(taste buds) Moves freely; no tenderness Smooth tongue base With prominent veins
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Normal
Tongue movement
Normal
Base of tongue, Mouth floor, and Frenulum Palpate tongue for nodules, lumps, or excoriated areas Palates and Uvula Color, shape, texture and presence of bony prominences
Normal
Normal
Light pink, smooth, soft palate Light pink hard palate, more irregular texture
Light pink, smooth, soft palate Light pink hard palate, more irregular texture
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Position and mobility of the uvula Oropharyns and Tonsils Color and texture of Oropharynx Color, discharge and size of the tonsils
Normal
Pink and smooth posterior Wall Pink and smooth No discharge of normal size (Grade1) or Not visible
Pink and smooth posterior wall Pink and smooth No discharge of normal size
Normal
Normal Normal
Neck and lymph Nodes Lymph nodes Enlarged lymph nodes and tenderness Trachea
Normal
Found in the middle of the neck with equal spaces No visible masses Ascends when the clients Swallows
Found in the middle of the neck with equal spaces No visible masses Ascends when the Clients swallows
Normal
Thyroid Gland
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