Physical Assessment
This begins the moment you first meet the person.
What is inspection?
The type of question used to gather narrative information during the patient interview.
What are open-ended questions?
This is a test to screen for loss of peripheral vision.
What is the confrontation test?
A course, crackling sensation palpable over the skin surface of the chest.
What is crepitus?
A gentle blowing, blowing, swooshing sound that can be heard on the chest wall.
What is a murmur?
This assessment is done by placing your middle finger on the client's skin and gently tapping it with the middle finger of your dominant hand.
What is percussion?
This assessment includes the patient's physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior.
What is the general survey?
The definition of the acronym PERRLA.
This is the degree of the costal angle that is considered normal.
What is 90 degrees?
What is S1?
This assessment is used to listen for adventitious breath sounds.
What is auscultation?
This type of database/assessment is conducted when a patient is evaluated at regular intervals for an ongoing health problem.
What is follow-up?
The two sinuses that are accessible to examine.
What are the maxillary and frontal sinuses?
The sound that is heard with percussion of the lungs.
What is resonant?
The location of the aortic valve.
What is the right second intercostal space, right sternal border?
This assessment can be used to feel skin temperature, the presence of lumps or masses, and swelling.
What is palpation?
This type of assessment can be delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel.
What are vital signs?
When inspecting with an otoscope, the pinna is pulled down in this age group.
What is an infant or child younger than 3 years?
The location of the apices of the lungs.
What is above the clavicles?
The location of the apex of the heart.
What is the fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line?
This is the typical order of the complete assessment.
What is inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation?
The part of the health history that reviews the state of health in each body system.
What is the review of systems?
This type of nasal drainage consists of clear, watery discharge.
What is rhinorrhea?
Symptoms of this condition include fever, productive cough, crackles, and increased fremitus.
What is pneumonia?
This condition includes edema to the lower extremities, ascites, and jugular vein distention.
What is right-sided heart failure?