Which of the following is included in the physical assessment ...

[Lisaclaire]

Which of the following is included in the physical assessment portion of SGA or PG-SGA?
 a. Oral cavity examination
  b. Percussion for organ size
  c. Hair analysis
  d. Ankle edema

Question 2

Explain how accurate skin prick tests are for diagnosing allergies.

[s.meritte]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Skin prick tests are used as a preliminary test to narrow the list of potential problem substances, since the negative predictive value is >95. However, positive predictive value is about 50, so it may not be sufficient to establish a diagnosis.

[Lisaclaire]

TYSM

[brbarasa]

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