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| adjustment of the eye for seeing objects at various distances |
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| the process of listening to sounds generated within the body |
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| a normal sound heard with a stethoscope over the main bronchus |
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| normal breath sounds heard over the right and left branch; a combination of sounds from the bronchi and alveoli |
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| a blue-black skin discoloration, characterized by large irregularly formed hemorrhagic areas; changes to greenish brown or yellow during healing |
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| the systematic visual examination of the client |
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| a wound, injury, or a pathological change in the body |
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| touching or feeling with the hand to obtain information regarding temperature, moisture, texture, consistency, size, shape, position, and movement |
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| the us of a short, sharp strikes to the body surface to produce palpable vibrations and characteristic sounds |
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| point of maximum impulse (PMI) |
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| the point where the heart comes the closest to the chest wall at the apex of the heart |
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| a reflection of the skin's elasticity measured as the time it takes for the skin to return to normal after being pinched lightly between the thumb and forefinger |
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