Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 150
... reflex is initiated when stool enters the rectum . Secondary to the defecation reflex , the internal and external anal sphincters relax , which allows the stool to be evacuated . The defecation reflex may be suppressed by voluntarily ...
... reflex is initiated when stool enters the rectum . Secondary to the defecation reflex , the internal and external anal sphincters relax , which allows the stool to be evacuated . The defecation reflex may be suppressed by voluntarily ...
Page 333
... reflex hammer Reinforcement . The person should be relaxed to elicit a deep tendon reflex successfully . If the reflex is diminished or absent , ask the person to use reinforcement . This method . involves contracting muscles that are ...
... reflex hammer Reinforcement . The person should be relaxed to elicit a deep tendon reflex successfully . If the reflex is diminished or absent , ask the person to use reinforcement . This method . involves contracting muscles that are ...
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... Reflex arc , 331 , 332 Reflex bladder , 150 Reflex hammer , 333 Reflex incontinence , 181 Reflux , hepatojugular , 221 Refractive errors , testing for , 297–299 Refractometer , for urine specific gravity measurement , 179 Regional ...
... Reflex arc , 331 , 332 Reflex bladder , 150 Reflex hammer , 333 Reflex incontinence , 181 Reflux , hepatojugular , 221 Refractive errors , testing for , 297–299 Refractometer , for urine specific gravity measurement , 179 Regional ...
Contents
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 1 |
The Health Assessment Interview | 11 |
Physical Examination Techniques | 19 |
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abdominal ability activity addition affect altered appearance artery assessment associated behaviors bladder blood blood pressure body bowel breast cause changes chest child client Clinical collection communication considered continued coping cranial nerve culture decreased determine diagnosis discuss disease elimination especially evaluate examination example exercise factors feel findings finger fluid function groups Guidelines hand head health assessment heart identify increased indicate influence Inspect interview involves lesions loss lower lung measurement movement muscle myocardial infarction nerve normal noted nursing nutritional observed occur oral pain palpation patient pattern perception perform person physical physical examination position practices present problems Procedure pulse questions recorded reflex require response result risk role screening secondary sensory sexual Significance signs skin sleep sounds stage status stress structures symptoms temperature tion tissue urine usually values