Physical Assessment Flashcards
What are the parts of a physical assessment?
- inspection
- palpitation
- percussion
- auscultation
- signs
- symptoms
What is it called to feel with hands for texture, dimensions, consistency, temperature, and events?
palpitation
What are the types of percussion sounds?
Tympanic
Hyperresonant
Resonant
Dull
Flat
What is a percussion sound of a hollow organ (stomach/bowel)?
tympanic
What is a percussion sound of an over expanding lung or air-expanded stomach?
hyperresonant
What is a percussion sound of an air-filled, non-hollow chamber such as the lung?
resonant
What is a percussion sound of a dense organ (liver)?
dull
What is a percussion sound of a muscle (thigh/bicep)?
flat
Which type of percussion sound is abmornal?
hyperresonant
What is it called to listen with a stethoscope?
auscultation
What are objective, measurable, and quantifiable measures?
signs
What are subjective measures?
symptoms
What are components of a patient history?
Identifying data
CC
HPI
PMH (statement of general health included)
FH
SH
Current problems
Resolved problems
Surgeries
Childhood illness
Accidents
Psychiatric illness
Review of symptoms (ROS)
What are components of ROS?
General
Skin
HEENT (head, eyes, ears, nose, throat)
Breasts
Respiratory
GI
Urinary
Genitoreproductive
Peripheral vascular
Musculoskeletal
Neurologic
Endocrine
Psychiatric
PE
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