The examiner is testing the eye. The patient focuses on a n…
The examiner is testing the eye. The patient focuses on a near object as the examiner assesses pupil size. Patient is then asked to look at a distance. The expected finding is pupillary dilation with faraway distance and pupillary constriction with near distance. What is this testing?
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The client complains of burning along the costal margin. The examiner identifies red swollen vesicles along the costal margin which do not cross the midline. What is on the top of the differential diagnosis list for this presentation?
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The examiner is assessing the pulmonary status of the patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and barrel chest. The examiner places their thumbs along the spinal processes at the level of the tenth rib, with their palms lightly in contact with the posterolateral surfaces of the patient. When the patient is asked to take a deep breath, there is little movement of the examiner thumbs. How should this be intrepreted?
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