NURS 190: Physical Assessment Chapter 3 QUIZ With Complete Solution 2023 Updated
4 basic physical assessment techniques correct answers
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palpation
percussion
auscultation
How to do a physical assessment on the abdomen? And why? correct answers inspection
auscultation
percussion
palpation
- so that we DO NOT allow for hyperactive bowel sounds before auscultating
What are the sensitive areas of the hand? correct answers • The finger pads are used for discrimination of underlying structures and functions such as pulses, superficial lymph nodes, or crepitus.
• Vibrations (vibrations) are best perceived by the examiner when using the base of the fingers (metacarpophalangeal joints).
• The ulnar surface of the hand, including the finger, is most sensitive to vibrations such as fremitus.
• The palmar aspect of the fingers is used to determine position, consistency, texture, size of structures, pain, and tenderness.
• The dorsal surface of the fingers is most sensitive to temperature.
• The dominant hand is always more sensitive than the non-dominant hand.
What is light palpation used for? correct answers Light palpation is used with the pads of the fingers to help assess the skin surface, pulses, textures, tenderness (1cm)
What is deep palpation? correct answers Used to palpate abdomen and internal organs
(2-4cm)
What is contraindicated for deep palpation? correct answers Dissecting aneurysms, peritonitis, ectopic pregnancy
What is percussion? correct answers tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying structures
What is direct percussion? correct answers Technique of tapping the body with the fingertips of the dominant hand.
What is direct percussion used to assess for? correct answers Adult sinuses
What is blunt percussion? correct answers Non dominant hand is flat and dominant hand hits over non dominant with a fist
What is blunt percussion used for? correct answers Assess for pain and tenderness in gallbladder, liver, and kidneys
What is indirect percussion? correct answers It's the technique most commonly used (sounds are clearer & more easily interpreted). A hammer or tapping finger is used
What is a tympany sound? correct answers loud, high pitched
Where would you hear a tympanic sound? correct answers stomach or intestines
What is a resonance sound? correct answers loud, low pitched, hollow
Where would you hear a resonance sound? correct answers lungs
What is a hyperresonance sound? correct answers loud, low pitched
Where would you hear a hyper resonance sound? correct answers air is trapped in lungs, common among the elderly
What is a dullness sound? correct answers soft, high-pitched
Where would you hear a dullness sound? correct answers solid body organs- liver or stool-filled colon
What is a flatness sound? correct answers soft, high-pitched
Where would you hear a flatness sound? correct answers solid tissue- muscle and bone
What is a goniometer? correct answers measures the degree of joint and flexion and extension
What is the skin fold caliper? correct answers measure the thickness of subcutaneous tissue
What is a transilluminator? correct answers detects blood, fluid, or masses in body cavities
What are wood lamps? correct answers detects fungal infections of the skin [Show Less]