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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Received geriatric client, setting on chair, awake and conscious, wearing T-shirt
General with malong and black mokna, and well groomed. Semi scoliosis noted. The
Appearance client welcome us with smily face.
The client’s skin is brown in color and it is warm to touch. The client has
slow skin turgor. No skin edema, lesion, rashes, and no presence of
Skin and scars noted. There is a presence of melasma on her face. The client
Nails temperature is 36.7c. Nail beds are slightly white in color, firm, intact, and
convex, but presence of long nails noted. Capillary refills retured to its
normal color in less than 3 seconds.
Face: The client face is symmetrically aligned. Presence of
Head and melasma on left side on her face noted. Facial grimace noted when
Neck feeling pain. Facial thin noted. And the client has smily face.
Nose: Nose are symmetrically aligned. There is no presence of
discharged upon inspection. Upon asking the client before I
palpated the nose, there is no tenderness, lesion, masses, and
nodules. The client can smell properly and differentiate aromas
upon assessment.
Eyes: The client has no blurry vision according to her. I cannot able
to use penlight to assess the eye reaction to eyes because my client
do not want to. The client blinks approximately 13 blinks per minute,
upon observation. The client eyelids are intact, no swelling and
discoloration noted. Eyelashes are present on her lower and upper
lids and it is evenly distributed.
Ears: The client’s ears are aligned with an outer cantus of the eye.
No presence of earwax noted, no inflammation noted. No pain upon
palpation. No difficulty of hearing upon communication.
Mouth: The client’s lips are semi-dry, but pink in color. No presence
of teeth noted. Oral cavity is moist, but the client has complaints of
gum pain, upon inspection there is no presence of gum lesion,
swelling, and ulcer. The client voice is loud, no horseness of voice,
no sore throat and no difficulty of swallowing noted.
Heart: Upon asking the client, no heart pain noted and no family
history of heart disease.
Upon asking the client, no history of GI diseases, and according to
Gastrointestinal her, she defecated once a day, every day with light brown in color
System and sometimes yellow in color:
According to the client, she gave birth many times and all NSVD.
Reproductive She have 13 children. No removal of ovary. No family history of
System ovarian cancer
The client is able to set and stand, she can also walk without
Musculoskeletal assistance. No numbness upon assessment. The client can move
System her left and right hand with good flexion with a muscle strength of
4/5. No presence of edema noted. Fracture noted on her left hand
but is healed.
Upon inspecting the feet of my client, there is no presence of scars.
There is no edema, masses, and lesion upon palpation. The client
Feet can walk properly.
Motor Function: My client has good motor function and can even
walk without further assistance.
Muscle Strength: Upon assessment with the permission of my
client, I applied manual muscle testing scale in which I could give
4/5 muscle strength. My client is stong even though she is
advanced age.
Coordination: The client has good balance. She can stand alone
and according to her “Di ako pn dinguguray” as verbalized by the
client.
Gait and Posture: My client is old and unabl to walk with straight
back but in terms of walking and standing she can do it without furth
assistance.
Reflexes: My client has a good reflexes upon assessment using a
reflex hammer.
Sensation: The client can smell different aromas, can identified
sweet and salty foods, can hear me while communicating without a
problem, can see clearly without wearing eye glasses, and can able
to feel or sense sharp and dull upon assessment.
Mental Status: My client is forgetful, she sometimes forget the
faces of her children and she admitted that to me. “Pkalipat ako
mambo igera ka myakaidad ako dn” as verbalized by the client.
BMI: Wt/Ht
20.8 – this indicates that the BMI of the client is within normal range.
Name of
Malawad Malangi Age 84
Older Adult
Address Brgy. Lama, Mulondo, Lanao del Sur
Days Date Activities Implemented with the Older Adult
- Orientation day
Day 1 07/17/2023 - We have no place to stay and our CI allowed us to find
where to stay before we finalized everything.