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cartlidgeashley

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The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old male patient. Which assessment findings would be considered normal?
 
  a. Increase in body weight from his younger years
  b. Additional deposits of fat on the thighs and lower legs
  c. Presence of kyphosis and flexion in the knees and hips
  d. Change in overall body proportion, including a longer trunk and shorter extremities

Question 2

A 1-month-old infant has a head measurement of 34 cm and has a chest circumference of 32 cm. Based on the interpretation of these findings, the nurse would:
 
  a. Refer the infant to a physician for further evaluation.
  b. Consider these findings normal for a 1-month-old infant.
  c. Expect the chest circumference to be greater than the head circumference.
  d. Ask the parent to return in 2 weeks to re-evaluate the head and chest circumferences.


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choc0chan

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Changes that occur in the aging person include more prominent bony landmarks, decreased body weight (especially in men), a decrease in subcutaneous fat from the face and periphery, and additional fat deposited on the abdomen and hips. Postural changes of kyphosis and slight flexion in the knees and hips also occur.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The newborn's head measures approximately 32 to 38 cm and is approximately 2 cm larger than the chest circumference. Between 6 months and 2 years, both measurements are approximately the same, and after age 2 years, the chest circumference is greater than the head circumference.


cartlidgeashley

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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