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GMPS
Examination of Vital Signs
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Graduate
02/09/2015

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Term
culture
Definition
an integration of learned behaviors (not biologically inherited), norms, & symbols characteristic of a society that are passed from generation to generation
Term
ethnicity
Definition
an affiliation with a group of people who share a common cultural origin or background, or common racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural characteristics
Term
cyanosis
Definition
bluish-gray discoloration of skin due to inadequate oxygenation of the blood (hemoglobin is not carrying normal amounts of oxygen)
Term
central cyanosis
Definition
diffuse skin color changes in head and trunk & color changes in mucous membrane

indicates severe arterial desatruation <80&
associated with cardiopulmonary disease and carbon monoxide poisoning
Term
peripheral cyanosis
Definition
color changes in nail beds and lips
results in decreased CO, exposure to cold, or arterial/venous obstruction
often transient
often relieved by warming the area
Term
black nails
Definition
caused by blood under the fingernails
Term
Beau's lines
Definition
indented transverse lines across the nail which may result from:
trauma
Raynaud's disease (decreased blood flow to fingers)
psoriasis
infection around nail plate
Term
clubbing
Definition
bulbous swelling of finger tips with loss of the normal angle between the nail bed & skin
nails appear bluish-gray (cyanotic)
nails are boggy (spongy)
develops gradually
associated with long-standing hypoxia (congenital heart defects, cardiopulmonary disease)
Term
LIndsay's nails (half-and-half nails)
Definition
distal portion of nail turns red, pink, or brown
distinct line of demarcation between the 2 halves
present in renal failure- dialysis pt.
Term
onycholysis
Definition
detachment of nail from nail bed
associated with:
trauma
fungal infections
psoriasis
overactive thyroid gland
Term
Mee's lines
Definition
transverse white line across the breadth of the nail
associated with systemic diseases:
renal failure
Hodgkin's disease
malaria
sickle cel anemia
associated with arsenic poisoning
Term
pitting
Definition
tiny punctuate depressions in the nail
caused by systemic diseases:
Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis)
psoriasis
eczema
Term
splinter hemorrhages
Definition
tiny hemorrhage that create reddish lines of blood under the nails
looks like a "splinter"
associated with bacterial endocarditis and trauma
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