Ch 31

Question 1

4 Techniques used in physical examination

Answer 1

inspection
palpation
percussion
ausculation

Question 2

inspection

Answer 2

look, listen, and smell to distinguish normal from abnormal findings

Question 3

olfaction

Answer 3

inspection technique that helps to detect abnormalities that cannot be recognized by other means

Question 4

palpation

Answer 4

using the sense of touch to gather information

Question 5

ammonia smell in urine

Answer 5

urinary tract infection, renal failure

Question 6

foul-smelling stools in infant

Answer 6

malabsorption syndrome

Question 7

sweet, fruity ketones odor

Answer 7

diabetic acidosis

Question 8

stale urine smell on skin

Answer 8

uremic acidosis

Question 9

sweet, heavy, thick odor in draining wound

Answer 9

pseudomonas (bacterial) infection

Question 10

light palpation

Answer 10

1 cm locate areas of tenderness

Question 11

bell of stethescope

Answer 11

low-pitched sounds such as vascular and certain heart sounds

Question 12

diaphragm of stethescope

Answer 12

high-pitched sounds such as bowel and lung sounds

Question 13

cyanosis

Answer 13

nail beds, lips, mouth, skin

Question 14

pallor

Answer 14

face, conjuctiva, nail beds, palms of hands, skin

Question 15

loss of pigmentation

Answer 15

patchy areas on skin over face, hands, and arms

Question 16

jaundice

Answer 16

sclera, mucous membranes, skin

Question 17

erythema

Answer 17

face,area of trauma, sacrum, shoulders, other pressure ulcer sites

Question 18

ABCD mnemonic carcinomas

Answer 18

Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color
Diameter

Question 19

ventricular gallup

Answer 19

“ken-TUCK-y” occurs after S2