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General Survey
General Survey
General Survey
at 20gtts/min, to run for 12 hours, hooked at the right arm, patent and infusing well. The patients appearance is appropriate to her stated age, sex and race. The patient appears neat. Body odor was pleasant. The patient was conscious and moody but she answers accurately to the questions being asked. Her affect and mood was appropriate with the situation while her speech is clear and moderate.) INITIAL VITAL SIGNS: BP= 110/80 mmhg T= 36.5 C PR= 78 bpm RR= 21 cpm AREA ASSESSED I. SKIN Color Moisture
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NORMAL FINDINGS Light to dark brown Moisture in the skin folds and axilla (varies with environmental temperature and humidity, body temperature and activity Feels smooth & firm with even surface Pinched-up skin returns immediately to original position. (1-2 secs) No edema No lesions Skin is normally warm in temperature
ACTUAL FINDINGS Light brown (+) Moisture in the skin folds and axilla Smooth and firm Skin returns immediately to original position when pinched. No edema No lesions Very warm skin and flushed skin T=38.1C
Inspection and Palpation Palpation Inspection and Palpation Inspection and Palpation Inspection and Palpation
Normal Normal
*NAIL
Inspection clean
Normal Normal
Inspection and Palpation III. SCALP Shape Texture Lesions *HEAD CONTROL IV. NECK Position
None
Normal
Symmetrical and round Smooth, firm None Head moves up and down;side to side
Inspection
Normal
Mobility
Inspection
Normal
V. EYES Eyebrows
Inspection
Hair evenly distributed, skin intact, move symmetrically, equal movement Skin intact without redness, no discharge, or
Normal
Eyelids
Inspection
lesions. Eyelashes Conjunctiva (bulbar and palpebral) Sclera IRIS Shape Color Inspection Inspection Equally distributed Pink palpebral conjunctiva
Inspection
Appears White
Inspection Inspection
Round Black
Normal Normal
Inspection
Equal in size
Normal
Inspection
PERRLA
Normal
Inspection
Color same as facial skin, skin intact with no lumps or lesions Mobile, firm, not tender, pinna recoils after it is folded Symmetrical Lateral to the eyebrows and auricles in line with cantus of the eye
Light brown in color, skin intact with no lumps or lesions Pinna recoils after it is folded, firm and not tender Symmetrical Lateral to the eyebrows and auricles in line with cantus of the eye
Inspection Inspection
Discharge VII. NOSE Skin appearance Symmetry VIII. Lips MOUTH AND OROPHARYNX
Teeth Tongue
Inspection Inspection
White, shiny, tooth enamel Freely moving; centered roughened from papillae , no lesions
Yellowish teeth Freely moving; centered roughened from papillae , no lesions Uvula is positioned in the midline Centrally located between the shoulders Can move spontaneously in all directions
Inspection
Normal
Inspection
Normal Normal
Mobility
Inspection
X.
Inspection
Due to the compression of left lung and the protrusion of the Left diaphragm
Breathing pattern
Due to hypoventilation caused by increased PCO2and decreased O2 Due to restriction of air movement cause by obtruction Normal
Breath sounds
Auscultation
Lungs clear to auscultation on inspiration and Wheezes expiration Rate:60-100bpm PR:85 bpm
Auscultation
Normal
XII.
ABDOMEN Inspection Flator round Distention in the diaphragmatic area particularly left No rashes and no integrity Positioned at the midline Light brown Bowel sounds of 25 times/min in all quadrants Due to the protrusion of the left diaphragm Normal Normal Normal Normal
Abdominal contour
Abdominal girth Abdominal Integrity Umbilic11us Color of umbilicus Bowel sounds Quadrants Tenderness
No rashes and no integrity Center Lighter than the outer part of the body High pitch,irregular gurgles 535times/min;present equally in four quadrants
Palpation
No tenderness
(+) of tenderness in the diaphragmatic area (left and right upper quadrant)
Due to inflammation
Masses
Palpation
No masses
(+) of mass in the diaphragmatic area (left and right upper quadrant) (+) of tenderness in the diaphragmatic area (+) of mass in the diaphragmatic area
Palpation
Due to inflammation
Palpation
XIII.
UPPER EXTREMETIES Inspection and palpation Normal racial skin tone; warm and equal temperature; no edema, lesions and tenderness Equal Symmetrical Warm to touch Light brown color Due to increased pyrogens in the body
Skin Characteristics
Size(arms) Inspection Symmetry Inspection MUSCLE Size Inspection ROM Inspection Full ROM 0/5-no detection of muscular contraction 1/5- barely detectable flicker or trace of contraction 2/5-active movements of body was with elimination of gravity 3/5-active movement against gravity only Full ROM in the left arm; and Due to inflammatory process (3/5) or limited ROM in the right arm Equal size on both sides of body Equal size on both sides of body Normal Symmetrical Normal Symmetrical Normal
and not against resistance 4/5-active movement against gravity only and some resistance 5/5-active XIV. LOWER EXTREMETIES Skin Characteristics Inspection and palpation Normal racial skin tone; warm and equal temperature; no edema, lesions and tenderness Uniformity in color Equal Symmetrical FULL ROM 0/5-no detection of muscular contraction 1/5- barely detectable flicker or trace of contraction 2/5-active movements of body was with elimination of gravity 3/5-active movement against gravity only and not against resistance 4/5-active movement against gravity only and some resistance 5/5-active Warm to touch Light brown color Due to increased pyrogens in the body