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| soft, blowing, swooshing sound heard through stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow |
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| increase in size of thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism |
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| enlargement of lymph nodes due to infection, allergy, or neoplasm |
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| round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size |
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| head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle |
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| illusory sensation of either the room or one's own body spinning; it is not the same as dizziness |
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| hard, shiny skin on the forehead and cheeks; thin, pursed lips with radial furrowing; facial and neck muscle atrophy; and expressionless facies |
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| excessive acculation of cerebrospinal fluid, enlargement head, increasing pressure |
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| premature closure of the sutures |
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| left temporal artery is more tortuous and feels hardened and tender compared with the right temporal artery |
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| 7. The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetrical. On examination, the nurse may find that there has been damage to |
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| Facial muscles are mediated by CN VII; asymmetry of palpebral fissures may be due to CN VII damage. |
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| nonpitting edema, coarse facial features, dry skin, and dry coarse hair |
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