PE Flashcards
Lungs
I: Flared Nostrils, Accessory Muscle Use,
Paradoxical MVMNT
PA: Palpate Trachea (maybe “99’ Fremitus)
PE: Percussion 10 spots on back, 4 on
sides, 8 on front (Wheeze, Rales, Ronchi)
A: Same as Percussion
Special Tests: Bronchophony, Whispered
Pectoriloquy, Egophony
Heart
I: Obvious Edema PA: Heaves, Lifts, Thrills, PMI, Pulses, Cap Refill (Base, R/L Sternal boarder, Epigast/Axillae, Apex) PE: None A: S1/S2, Murmurs, Clicks, Rubs, Gallops. RRR (Aortic valve, Pulmonic, 2nd Pulmonic, Tricuspid, Mitral) Special Tests: Look for Thrombosis
HEENT
Head I: Size and Symmetry PA: Crepitus/Gross Injuries PE: Deferred A: Auscultate Temporal Region (not gonna do it) Special Tests: None
Eyes
I: Visual Acuity (read name tapes), obvious
Gross Injuries or Discharge
PA: Lacrimal Glands
EXAM: PERRLA, EOMI (Nystagmus, Lid
Lag), Cover-Uncover Entrapment)
A: None
Special Tests: Red Light Reflex (checking
Fundus, retinal vessels, optic disc, and
macula)
Ears I: Auricles, Canal, TM, Mobility PA: None PE: None A: None Special Tests: Whisper, Weber, and Rinne (+ Rinne is negative findings)
Nose I: Nasal Mucosa, Septum Position PA: Nasal Bridge, Sinuses (transilluminate if tender) PE: None A: None Special Tests: None
Throat I: JVD, Tonsillar Pillars, Mvmnt of the Uvula and Palate, Pharynx P: Tracheal Tug, Thyroid, Lymph Nodes P: None A: None Special Tests: None
GI
I: Aortic Pulsation A: Bowel Sounds (4Quads), Friction Rubs (), Bruits, Venous Hums PE: 4Quads PA: 4Quads-Light and Deep, Maybe Kidneys (Back Blows) and Gallbladder Special Tests: Rebound (Blumberg nd McBurney's), Heel Jar, Iliopsoas and Obturator Muscle
Anus: Defer it.
GU (Female)
Breast I: P: P: A: Special Tests:
Vaginal I: P: P: A: Special Tests
GU (Male)
I: P: P: A: Special Tests:
Neuro
- Evaluate: Cranial Nerves (1. Olfactory, 2.
Optic, 3,4,6. Oculomotor, Trochlear, and
Abducens, 5. Trigeminal, 7. Facial, 8.
Acoustic, 9,10. Glossopharyngeal and
Vagus, 11. Spinal Accessory, 12.
Hypoglossal) - Balance, Point Location, Reflexes
Special Tests: Brudzinski (Chin to Chest), Kernig (Lift leg and try to stretch hams)
How will you write out heart and lungs
Lungs: FN, AM, PM, BR, WZ, RO
Heart: FL, DIA, S1/S2, H, L, T, M, C, R, G, PMI, CR, RRR
How will you write out HEENT
Head: SS, CREP Eyes: VISA, EOMI, PERRLA Ears: ARCLS, CAN, TM Nose: MUCO, SEPT, SINS Throat: JVD, TP, UVU/PAL, TRACHTUG, THY, LYMPH
How will you write out GI
AP, BS, FR, BRUI, VH, MASS, RBND, HJ, ILLIO/OB
MASS=Masses/hardened areas on palpation
How will you write out Neuro
CN I-XII (or CN II-XII), BAL, PL, RFX, BRUD, KERN
How will you write out GI (Female)
Figure it out
How will you write out GI (Male)
Figure it out.