1What is the Approach to the Physical Assessment?
1. Reduce any anxiety, Start rapport or icebreaker comment.
2. Be self assure, considerate and unhurried,
3. Standard precautions for all patients
4. During the exam be systematic.
2What are the techniques of Physical Assessment?
1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3.Percussion
4. Auscaltation
When checking the abdominal must inspect, Auscultate, Percussion, then palpation to not alter bowel sounds
3What is Direct inspection?
See something with plain eyes
4What is Indirect Inspection
Using a tool to inspect something.
5What does Palpation Assess for?
Assess for surface characteristics, for masses, Organs, Pulsations, Muscle rigidity, and chest excursions, tenderness and deformity.
6When assesing lymph nodes what part of hand is used
Use the pads of fingers in a circular motion
7What must be done when completing a Deep Palpation?
Apply harder pressure with finger tips or pads over an area to a depth greater than 1/2 inch
8How do you perform Bimanuel Palpation?
Use both hands to feel organ being assessed
9What is Ballottement plapation used to assess?
Used to assess a partially free-floating object
10What does Percussion tell us?
Determines the density of the underlying tissue and whether it is solid tissue or filled with air or fluid. Can determine the size and shape of the structure.
11Where would Resonance percussion be heard?
Hollow sound between two bones
12Where would tympany percussion be heard?
Gastric Air bubble (Drumlike sound) stomach
13Where would Dullness percussion be heard?
In the liver a thud sound
14Where would Hyper resonance Percussion be heard?
Hyper inflated lunch Boom sounds
15Where would flatness percussion be heard?
Muscles
16What are spots of the body a person could Ausculatate?
1. Cardiac
2. Lungs
3. Abdomen
4. Vessels.