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Commonly used tool for testing visual acuity
What is the snellen chart?
The proper procedure for someone who becomes dizzy during auscultation of posterior chest
The optimal position for examination of the thorax
What is sitting?
More commonly used part of the stethoscope during cardiac auscultation
What is the bell?
5th left intercostal space at the midclavicular line
What is the location of apical impulse?
The most common cause of dry mouth
What are medications the patient is taking?
Smoking history, SOB, activity/exercise tolerance
What is subjective data?
The sound of air passing through narrowed bronchioles
What are wheezes?
A normal pulse range
What is 60-100 bpm?
Thrills, lifts and apical pulse are all assessed using this technique?
What is palpation?
Shining a light across the pupil from the side and observing for constriction
A technique used when comparing auscultatory sites during exam
What is side-to-side comparison
What are fine crackles?
The first thing to be identified what auscultating for heart sounds
What is S1 and S2?
Areas location nearest to the base of the heart
What are aortic and pulmonic?
A ringing or buzzing of the ears
What is tinnitus?
The minimal amount of full respirations to listen at each auscultation site
What is one?
Coarse, low pitched sound heard on both inspiration and expiration
What is a pleural friction rub?
Areas noted near the apex of the heart
What are tricuspid and mitral?
A harsh blowing sound heard within the heart during auscultation
What is a murmur?
Optic discs, retinal vessels and the macula, in a ophthalmic exam
What are the structures viewed through the ophthalmoscope?
Low pitched, soft breath sounds with longer inspiration
What are vesicular?
The place where you can hear Bronchovesicular breath sounds
What is near major airways?
Normal heart sounds are heard when the different valves do this.
What is close?
Area where 6 types of nerves meet and heart sounds are generally heard well
What is Erb's point?