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Is a routine test wherein a health care professional inspects, feels, or listens to different parts of a person's body |
Physical exam |
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Four assessment techniques used in physical examination |
Inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation |
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To apply knowledge of techniques of physical examination in actual conduct of health assessment to client |
Rationale |
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Equipment for physical examination |
Clean gloves Stethoscope Gown for client Mask |
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Is a systematic deliberate visual examination |
Inspection |
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Is the use of touch to examine the area |
Palpation |
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Palpation that depress underlying tissue approximately 1-2 cm |
Light palpitation |
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Palpation that depress approximately 4-5 cm |
Deep palpation |
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palpation that uses both hands for deep palpation |
Bimanual palpation |
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Is a palpation technique that used to assess a floating object such as kidney or a fetus |
Balottement |
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Is the production of sound and vibration by striking the skin for information about location, size, and density of superficial abnormal masses and pain in underlying tissues |
Percussion |
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Methods of percussion |
Direct, indirect, blunt percussions |
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Percussion that involves striking the body surface with 1 or 2 fingers |
Direct percussion |
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Involves striking the body surface through an intermediary finger |
Indirect percussion |
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Percussion that uses a reflex hammer |
Blunt percussion |
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Is listening to sounds produced in the heart, lungs, abdomen, and vascular system |
Auscultation |