Nursing 1180A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lumbar Vertebrae, Capillary Refill, Bone Density
24 Nov 2017
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Foot deformities goniometer is a device used to measure the angle at which a joint can bend. Lecture notes lifestyle (diet: majority of people seek healthcare for this type of assessment, age, gender, weight, genetics, pregnancy, environment (physical, workplace, past medical hx, occupation family hx. Are you getting enough calcium: scoliosis screening, bone density assessment, bone loss excels significantly in 70s. Lifespan considerations: women who are pregnant, newborns, infants, and children, older adults, cultural considerations, first nation, aboriginals, african americans absorb less calcium than caucasians. Infants and children: legs, bowlegged (genu varum) until 18 months, transition to knock-knee (genu valgum, legs usually straighten by 6-7 yrs, fontanels, anterior closed by 18-224 months, posterior closed by 2 months, back, check for scoliosis, 10-16 yrs. Health promotion: watch the load carried on the back. New terminology: flaccid soft, flabby, spasticity hypertonic, fasciculation involuntary twitch, spasm usually occur in the presence of an injury, involuntary contraction of a muscle, tremor parkinsons, involuntary.
