Secondary Assessment

Front 1

Physical Exam Techniques

Back 1

Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation

Front 2

Inspection

Back 2

The process of informed observation

Front 3

Palpation

Back 3

Using one's sense of touch to gather information

Front 4

Percussion

Back 4

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

Front 5

Auscultation

Back 5

Listening with a stethoscope for sounds produced by the body.

Front 6

Afterload

Back 6

Resistance in the blood vessels that the heart must overcome to eject blood.

Front 7

Aphasia

Back 7

Defective language caused by neurologic damage to the brain.

Front 8

Ascites

Back 8

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

Front 9

Babinski's response

Back 9

Big toe dorsiflexes and the other toes fan out when the sole is stimulated.

Front 10

Blood Pressure

Back 10

Force of blood against arteries walls as the heart contracts and relaxes.

Front 11

Borborygmi

Back 11

Loud, prolonged, gurgling bowel sounds indicating hyperperistalsis.

Front 12

Bradycardia

Back 12

Pulse rate lower than 60

Front 13

Bronchophony

Back 13

Abnormal clarity of the patient's transmitted voice sounds.

Front 14

Egophony

Back 14

Abnormal changes in tones of the patient's transmitted voice sounds.

Front 15

Bradypnea

Back 15

Slow breathing

Front 16

Broselow Tape

Back 16

A measuring tape for infants that provides important information regarding airway, equipment and medication doses based on the patient's length.

Front 17

Bruit

Back 17

Sound of turbulent blood flow around a partial obstruction.

Front 18

Cardiac output

Back 18

The amount of blood the heart ejects each minute, measured in milliliters.

Front 19

Adventitious Breath Sounds

Back 19

Crackles
Wheezes
Rhonchi
Stridor
Pleural friction rubs

Front 20

Crackles

Back 20

Light crackling, popping, nonmusical sounds heard usually during inspiration; also called rales.

Front 21

Wheezes

Back 21

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

Front 22

Rhonchi

Back 22

Continuous sounds with a lower pitch and a snoring quality.

Front 23

Stridor

Back 23

Predominantly inspiratory wheeze associated with laryngeal obstruction.

Front 24

Pleural friction rubs

Back 24

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

Front 25

Crepitus

Back 25

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

Front 26

Cullen's sign

Back 26

Discoloration around the umbilicus (usually the flanks) suggestive of intraabdominal hemorrhage.

Front 27

Grey Turner's sign

Back 27

Discoloration over the flanks suggesting intraabdominal bleeding.

Front 28

Diastole

Back 28

Phase of cardiac cycle when ventricles relax.

Front 29

Diastolic blood pressure

Back 29

Force of blood against arteries when ventricles relax.

Front 30

Systole

Back 30

Phase of cardiac cycle when ventricles contract.

Front 31

Systolic blood pressure

Back 31

Force of blood against arteries when ventricles contract.

Front 32

Hypotension

Back 32

Blood pressure lower than normal.

Front 33

Hypertension

Back 33

Blood pressure higher than normal.

Front 34

Korotkoff sounds

Back 34

Sounds of blood hitting arterial walls.

Front 35

Dysarthria

Back 35

Defective speech caused by motor deficits.

Front 36

Dysphonia

Back 36

Voice changes caused by vocal cord problems.

Front 37

Edema

Back 37

Presence of an abnormal amount of fluid in the tissues.

Front 38

Hyperthermia

Back 38

Increase in the body's core temperature.

Front 39

Ophthalmoscope

Back 39

Handheld device used to examine the interior of the eye.

Front 40

Otoscope

Back 40

Handheld device used to examine the interior of the ears and nose.

Front 41

Perfusion

Back 41

Passage of blood through an organ or tissue.

Front 42

Preload

Back 42

Amount of blood returned to the heart from the body; also known as end-diastolic pressure.

Front 43

Priapism

Back 43

A painful and prolonged erection of the penis.

Front 44

Pulse pressure

Back 44

Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.

Front 45

Pulse quality

Back 45

Strength of the pulse, which can be weak, thready, strong, or bounding.

Front 46

Pulse rate

Back 46

Number of pulses felt in 1 minute.

Front 47

Pulse rhythm

Back 47

Pattern and equality of intervals between beats.

Front 48

Quality of respiration

Back 48

Depth and pattern of breathing

Front 49

Respiration

Back 49

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

Front 50

Respiratory effort

Back 50

How hard the patient works to breath

Front 51

Respiratory rate

Back 51

Number of times the patient breathes in 1 minute.

Front 52

Sphygmomanometer

Back 52

Blood pressure measuring device comprising a bulb, a cuff, and a manometer.

Front 53

Stethoscope

Back 53

Tool used to auscultate most sounds.

Front 54

Stroke Volume

Back 54

The amount of blood the heart ejects in one beat.

Front 55

Tachycardia

Back 55

Pulse rate higher than 100.

Front 56

Tachypnea

Back 56

Rapid breathing

Front 57

Thrill

Back 57

Vibration or humming felt when palpating the pulse.

Front 58

Tidal volume

Back 58

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

Front 59

Visual acuity wall chart/card

Back 59

Wall chart or handheld card with lines of letters, used to test vision.

Front 60

Vital statistics

Back 60

Weight and height

Front 61

Whispering pectoriloquy

Back 61

Abnormal clarity of the patient's transmitted whispers.

Front 62

Assessing the abdomen

Back 62

Inspect
auscultate
palpation
percussion

Front 63

Inspection standard sequence

Back 63

Inspect
Palpate
Percuss
Auscultate