TERMINOLOGY
ASSESSMENT
HEAD,NECK & EYES
LUNGS/HEART
MYSTERY CATEGORY
100
Occurs when pupils constrict and converge to focus on objects at close range.
What is accommodation?
100
Used to auscultate bruits
What is the bell of the stethoscope?
100
Occipital, submental, submandibular, preauricular
What are lymph nodes?
100
High pitched, discontinuous sounds similar to the sound produced by rubbing your hair between your fingers
What are crackles?
100
Wash hands
What is the first thing you should do when you enter the exam room?
200
One side is the same as the other in regards to size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts.
What is symmetry?
200
Correct patient positioning for palpating the abdomen
What is with knees bent?
200
This test evaluates the functioning of the six extraocular muscles and cranial nerves
What is cardinal fields of gaze?
200
Cardiac auscultation sites
What are aorta, pulmonic, Erb's, tricuspid and mitral?
200
"I am going to auscultate your abdomen for bruits and palpate for masses."
What is, what not to say when examining your patient's abdomen?
300
Red reflex
What is seen when a direct light source is reflected from the retina?
300
Three questions to ask to assess A & O x 3
What is, "What is your name? Where are you? What day of the week is it?"
300
Assess rise of soft palate and uvula
What is having patient open mouth, extend tongue and say "ahh?"
300
5th ICS, midclavicular line
What is the location of the PMI?
300
Read from your notes
What is a good way to lose points during your PE?
400
PERRLA
What are pupils, equal, round, reactive to light, accommodation?
400
Translucent, pearly gray
What does a normal tympanic membrane look like?
400
Finger to nose, rapid alternating movements
What are ways to assess cerebellar function?
400
Rales, Ronchi and Wheezes
What are adventitious breath sounds
400
Rotate head side-to-side, tilt head up and down
What are ways to assess the cervical spine?
500
Turning the foot inward
What is inversion?
500
Rosenbaum and Jaeger
What devices are used to assess near vision?
500
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
What is the correct sequence to assess the abdomen?
500
lateral, anterior, posterior
What are the areas to auscultate lungs?
500
A life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
What is Congestive Heart Failure