Health Assessment Rle Physical Examination

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Is a routine test wherein a health care professional inspects, feels, or listens to different parts of a person's body

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Physical exam

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Four assessment techniques used in physical examination

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Inspection

Palpation

Percussion

Auscultation

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To apply knowledge of techniques of physical examination in actual conduct of health assessment to client

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Rationale

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Equipment for physical examination

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Clean gloves

Stethoscope

Gown for client

Mask

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Is a systematic deliberate visual examination

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Inspection

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Is the use of touch to examine the area

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Palpation

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Palpation that depress underlying tissue approximately 1-2 cm

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Light palpitation

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Palpation that depress approximately 4-5 cm

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Deep palpation

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palpation that uses both hands for deep palpation

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Bimanual palpation

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Is a palpation technique that used to assess a floating object such as kidney or a fetus

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Balottement

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Is the production of sound and vibration by striking the skin for information about location, size, and density of superficial abnormal masses and pain in underlying tissues

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Percussion

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Methods of percussion

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Direct, indirect, blunt percussions

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Percussion that involves striking the body surface with 1 or 2 fingers

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Direct percussion

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Involves striking the body surface through an intermediary finger

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Indirect percussion

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Percussion that uses a reflex hammer

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Blunt percussion

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Is listening to sounds produced in the heart, lungs, abdomen, and vascular system

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Auscultation