Emt-I Techniques Of Physical Examination

Front 1

inspection

Back 1

process of informed observation.

Front 2

palpation

Back 2

using your sense of touch to gather information.

Front 3

percussion

Back 3

the production of sound waves by striking one object against another.

Front 4

auscultation

Back 4

listening with a stethoscope for sounds produced by the body.

Front 5

pulse rate

Back 5

number of pulses felt in 1 minute.

Front 6

pulse rhythm

Back 6

pattern and equality of intervals between beats.

Front 7

pulse quality

Back 7

strength, which can be weak, thread, strong, or bounding.

Front 8

bradycardia

Back 8

pulse rate lower than 60.

Front 9

tachycardia

Back 9

pulse rate higher than 100.

Front 10

respiration

Back 10

exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and at the cellular level.

Front 11

respiratory rate

Back 11

number of times patient breathes in 1 minute.

Front 12

tachypnea

Back 12

rapid breathing.

Front 13

bradypnea

Back 13

slow breathing.

Front 14

respiratory effort

Back 14

how hard a patient works to breathe.

Front 15

quality of respiration

Back 15

depth and pattern of breathing.

Front 16

tidal volume

Back 16

amount of air one breath moves in and out of the lungs.

Front 17

blood pressure

Back 17

force of blood against artery walls as the heart contracts and relaxes.

Front 18

systolic blood pressure

Back 18

force of blood against arteries when ventricles contract.

Front 19

diastolic blood pressure

Back 19

force of blood against arteries when ventricles relax.

Front 20

Korotkoff sounds

Back 20

sounds of blood hitting arterial walls.

Front 21

perfusion

Back 21

passage of blood through an organ or tissue.

Front 22

pulse pressure

Back 22

difference between systolic and diastolic pressures.

Front 23

hypertension

Back 23

blood pressure higher than normal.

Front 24

hypotension

Back 24

blood pressure lower than normal.

Front 25

hyperthermia

Back 25

increase in body’s core temperature.

Front 26

hypothermia

Back 26

decrease in body’s core temperature.

Front 27

stethoscope

Back 27

tool used to auscultate most bodily sounds.

Front 28

sphygmomanometer

Back 28

blood pressure measuring device composed of a bulb, cuff, and manometer.

Front 29

monometer

Back 29

pressure gauge with a scale calibrated in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

Front 30

vital statistics

Back 30

height and weight.

Front 31

Broselow Tape

Back 31

a measuring tape for infants that provides important information about airway equipment and medication doses based on the patient’s length.

Front 32

pulse oximeter

Back 32

noninvasive device that measures the oxygen saturation of blood.

Front 33

cardiac monitor

Back 33

machine that displays and records the electrical activity of the heart.

Front 34

glucometer

Back 34

tool used to measure blood glucose level.

Front 35

turgor

Back 35

normal tension in the skin.

Front 36

lesion

Back 36

any disruption in normal tissue.

Front 37

TMJ

Back 37

temporomandibular joint.

Front 38

crackles

Back 38

light crackling, popping nonmusical sounds heard usually during inspiration.

Front 39

wheezes

Back 39

continuous, high-pitched musical sounds similar to a whistle.

Front 40

rhonchi

Back 40

continuous sounds with a lower pitch and a snoring quality.

Front 41

stridor

Back 41

predominantly inspiratory wheeze associated with laryngeal obstruction.

Front 42

pleural friction rub

Back 42

the squeaking or grating sound of the pleural linings rubbing together.

Front 43

diastole

Back 43

phase of cardiac cycle when ventricles relax.

Front 44

systole

Back 44

phase of cardiac cycle when ventricles contract.

Front 45

thrill

Back 45

vibration or humming felt when palpating the pulse.

Front 46

bruit

Back 46

sound of turbulent blood flow around a partial obstruction.

Front 47

Cullen’s sign

Back 47

discoloration around the umbilicus (occasionally the flanks) suggestive of intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Front 48

Grey-Turner’s sign

Back 48

discoloration over the flanks suggesting intra-abdominal bleeding.

Front 49

ascites

Back 49

bulges in the flanks and across the abdomen, indicating edema caused by congestive heart failure.

Front 50

crepitation (or crepitus)

Back 50

crunching sounds of unlubricated parts in joints rubbing against each other.

Front 51

DIP joints

Back 51

distal interphalangeal joints

Front 52

PIP joints

Back 52

proximal interphalangeal joints.

Front 53

MCP joints

Back 53

metacarpophalangeal joints.

Front 54

pitting

Back 54

depression that results from pressure against skin when pitting edema is present.