NURSE-UN 239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Palpation, Body Fluid, The Vibrations
28 Oct 2018
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Week 3: assessment technique, general survey & vital signs, and pain assessment. If the vibrations travel through dense tissue, the percussion tones are quiet; if they travel through air or fluid, the tones are louder. Vocabulary and sentence structure may offer clues to educational level. Also, assess for fluency in language and the need for an interpreter. (b) level of consciousness (i) continually assess the patient"s mental status throughout all encounters, but pay particular attention to it when gathering the health history. Pituitary gland releases too much adrenocorticotropic hormone: excessive production of adrenocorticotropic hormone results in a round (acth). The pituitary gland is an organ of the endocrine system. Bp increases gradually throughout childhood into the adult years. (b) gender. Before puberty, males and females show no discernible difference in bp. After puberty, males show a higher bp measurement than females, but this reverses after menopause, with bp tending to be higher in females than in males. (c) ethnicity.
