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| There are four basic assessment techniques for a physical assessment. They are... |
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| Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, & Auscultation |
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| The term "inspection" refers to... |
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| a visual examination of the body, including body movement & posture. |
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True or False
Using the sense of smell is part of inspection? |
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| What assessment technique involves using the hands to feel texture, size, shape, consistency, pulsation, and location of certain body parts of the client and to identify areas that the client reports as painful or tender? |
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| Light palpation presses up to how deep? |
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| Light Palpation assesses what? |
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| The skin, pulsations, & tenderness |
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| Deep palpation goes up to how deep? |
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| Deep palpation assesses what? |
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| By using one or two hands, the size and contour of organs can be determined. |
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| Percussion is used to evaluate what four attributes within a client? |
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| Percussion is used to (1) evaluate the size, borders and the consistency of internal organs, (2) to detect tenderness, (3) to detect tenderness, and (4) to determine the extent of fluid in a body cavity. |
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| There are two types of percussion. They are...? |
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| Direct Percussion & Indirect Percussion |
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| What kind of percussion involves the striking of a finger or a hand directly against the client's body? |
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| What type of percussion involves the use of both hands and is done by different methods depending upon which body system is being assessed? |
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| The five percussion TONES are...? |
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Tympany
Resonance
Hyperresonance
Dullness
& Flatness |
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| What is the tone heard from indirect percussion of the lungs? |
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| What is the tone heard from indirect percussion of bone & muscle? |
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| What is the tone heard from indirect percussion of the viscera & liver borders? |
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| What is the tone heard from indirect percussion of the stomach and gass bubbles in the intestines? |
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| What is the tone heard from indirect percussion of the kungs in which air is trapped as in emphysema? |
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| What is the act of listening to sounds within the body called? |
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| What piece of equipment is used most commonly for auscultation? |
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| What examination position places the client flat on their abdomen? |
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| What are the 4 characteristics of sounds heard through auscultation? |
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Intensity
Pitch
Duration
Quality |
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| The INTENSITY of a sound is what? |
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Definition
| Intensity is the loudness of a sound. |
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| The intensity of a sound can be described in what three ways? |
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| What are the two most common positions of the client during the examination process? |
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| The sitting and supine positions |
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| How many examination positions are there? |
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| Sitting Upright is called what examination positon? |
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| What examination position has the client lying on his/her back with their legs straight & flat upon the table? |
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| What examination position has the client lying on their back with their legs bent at the knees? |
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| The dorsal recumbent position |
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| What examination position places the client on their back with their ankles held up within stirrups? |
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| What three examination positions may be difficult for clients with arthritis or joint deformities to assume? |
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| The Lithotomy, Sims, and the Knee-chest positions |
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| What examination position places the client on their abdomen with one leg flexed to the side at the hip and bent at the knee? |
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| The examination position places the client lying on their side? |
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| The Lateral recumbent position |
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| What examination position places the client on their knees, face down toward the table and their ass in the air? |
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| what areas of the body are easily accessed for examination by the sitting position? |
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Definition
| the head,neck, back, posterior thorax & lungs, anterior thorax & lungs, breasts, axilla, heart, vital signs, and the upper extremities. |
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| What areas of the body are easily accessed by the supine position? |
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| The head, neck, anterior thorax & lungs, breasts, axilla, heart, abdomen, extremities, and the pulses. |
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| the dorsal recumbent position provides easy access to what areas of the body? |
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| The head, neck, anterior thorax & lungs, the breasts, axilla, heart, & abdomen. |
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| The lithotomy position provides easy access to what areas of the body? |
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| The female genitalia and the genital tract. |
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| the Sims position provides easy access to what areas of the body? |
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| The rectum and the vagina. |
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| The prone position provides access to what areas of the body? |
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| The musculoskeletal system |
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| The lateral recumbent position provides easy access to what area of the body? |
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| The knee-chest position of examination provides easy access to what area of the body? |
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| What is the rationale for the sitting position of examination? |
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Definition
| The sitting position provides for full expansion of the lungs and provides the examiner with a better visualization of the symetry of the upper body parts. |
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| What is the rational of the supine position of examination? |
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Definition
| The supine position is the most normally relaxed position and it provides easy access to all pulse sites. |
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| What is the rational for the Dorsal recumbent position of examination? |
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Definition
| The dorsal recumbent position is used for abdominal assessment as it promotes relaxation of the abdominal muscles. |
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| What is the rationale of the lithotomy position of examination? |
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Definition
| The lithotomy position provides maximal exposure of the genetalia and it fascilitates the insertion of a vaginal speculum. |
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| What is the rational of the Sims position? |
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Definition
| The sims position with its flexion of the hip & knee provides for improved exposure of the rectum. |
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| What is the rationale of the prone position of examination? |
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Definition
| The prone position is used only to access the extension of the hip joint. |
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| What is the rationale of the lateral recumbent position of examination? |
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Definition
| The lateral recumbent position aids in the detection of heart murmurs. |
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| What is the rationale for the knee-chest position of examination? |
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Definition
| The knee-chest position provides for maximal exposure of the rectal area. |
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| The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to hear what type of sounds? |
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| What are exampples of high-pitched sounds heard by the diaphragm of the stethoscope? |
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| breath sounds,bowel sounds, & normal heart sounds |
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| The bell of the stethoscope ismeant for listening to what type of sounds? |
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| What are examples of low-pitched sounds heard by the bell of the stethoscope? |
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| extra heart sounds and vascular sounds (bruit) |
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| How should the diaphragm of the stethoscope be held against the skin of the client? |
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| How should the bell of the stethoscope be held against the skin of the cliet. |
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Definition
| lightly,just enough to ensure a complete seal around the bell. |
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Term
| To screen for visual acuity, what is the name of the eye chart that contains 11 lines of letters decreasing in size and 2 horizontal red & green lines of varying length? |
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Definition
| It is the Snellen's Chart. |
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Term
| The Snellen's chart for children and non-english speaking individuals uses what symbol instead of letters? |
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Definition
| The E chart, also known as the table with legs chart. |
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