You Are Assessing a Confused Dark-Skinned Patient Complaining of a Headache

question 57

Multiple Choice

You are assessing a confused dark-skinned patient complaining of a headache. When checking his skin color, you should:

• A) examine the skin around his ears and nose.
• B) evaluate the palms of his hands or soles of his feet.
• C) observe the skin on his forehead.
• D) look and feel the skin on his neck and chest.

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Definitions:

After Age 50

A period of life characterized by changes in health, work status, and social relationships, often requiring adjustments in lifestyle.

Internal Attributions

The process of ascribing the causes of behavior to personal dispositions, traits, abilities, and feelings.

Exaggerate

To represent something as being larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually is.

Increased Efforts

The act of putting in more energy or work towards achieving a goal.