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63 Cards in this Set
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Physical Exam Techniques
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Inspection
Palpation Percussion Auscultation |
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Inspection
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The process of informed observation
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Palpation
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Using one's sense of touch to gather information
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Percussion
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The production of sound waves by striking one object against another.
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Auscultation
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Listening with a stethoscope for sounds produced by the body.
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Afterload
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Resistance in the blood vessels that the heart must overcome to eject blood.
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Aphasia
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Defective language caused by neurologic damage to the brain.
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Ascites
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Bulges in the flanks and across the abdomen, indicating edema caused by congestive heart failure.
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Babinski's response
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Big toe dorsiflexes and the other toes fan out when the sole is stimulated.
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Blood Pressure
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Force of blood against arteries walls as the heart contracts and relaxes.
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Borborygmi
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Loud, prolonged, gurgling bowel sounds indicating hyperperistalsis.
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Bradycardia
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Pulse rate lower than 60
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Bronchophony
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Abnormal clarity of the patient's transmitted voice sounds.
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Egophony
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Abnormal changes in tones of the patient's transmitted voice sounds.
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Bradypnea
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Slow breathing
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Broselow Tape
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A measuring tape for infants that provides important information regarding airway, equipment and medication doses based on the patient's length.
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Bruit
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Sound of turbulent blood flow around a partial obstruction.
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Cardiac output
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The amount of blood the heart ejects each minute, measured in milliliters.
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Adventitious Breath Sounds
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Crackles
Wheezes Rhonchi Stridor Pleural friction rubs |
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Crackles
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Light crackling, popping, nonmusical sounds heard usually during inspiration; also called rales.
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Wheezes
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Continuous, high-pitched musical sounds similar to a whistle.
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Rhonchi
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Continuous sounds with a lower pitch and a snoring quality.
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Stridor
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Predominantly inspiratory wheeze associated with laryngeal obstruction.
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Pleural friction rubs
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The squeaking or grating sound of the pleural linings rubbing together.
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Crepitus
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Crunching sounds of unlubricated parts in joints rubbing against each other.
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Cullen's sign
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Discoloration around the umbilicus (usually the flanks) suggestive of intraabdominal hemorrhage.
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Grey Turner's sign
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Discoloration over the flanks suggesting intraabdominal bleeding.
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Diastole
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Phase of cardiac cycle when ventricles relax.
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Diastolic blood pressure
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Force of blood against arteries when ventricles relax.
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Systole
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Phase of cardiac cycle when ventricles contract.
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Systolic blood pressure
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Force of blood against arteries when ventricles contract.
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Hypotension
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Blood pressure lower than normal.
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Hypertension
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Blood pressure higher than normal.
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Korotkoff sounds
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Sounds of blood hitting arterial walls.
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Dysarthria
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Defective speech caused by motor deficits.
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Dysphonia
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Voice changes caused by vocal cord problems.
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Edema
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Presence of an abnormal amount of fluid in the tissues.
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Hyperthermia
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Increase in the body's core temperature.
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Ophthalmoscope
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Handheld device used to examine the interior of the eye.
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Otoscope
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Handheld device used to examine the interior of the ears and nose.
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Perfusion
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Passage of blood through an organ or tissue.
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Preload
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Amount of blood returned to the heart from the body; also known as end-diastolic pressure.
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Priapism
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A painful and prolonged erection of the penis.
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Pulse pressure
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Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.
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Pulse quality
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Strength of the pulse, which can be weak, thready, strong, or bounding.
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Pulse rate
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Number of pulses felt in 1 minute.
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Pulse rhythm
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Pattern and equality of intervals between beats.
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Quality of respiration
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Depth and pattern of breathing
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Respiration
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Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs and at the cellular level.
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Respiratory effort
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How hard the patient works to breath
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Respiratory rate
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Number of times the patient breathes in 1 minute.
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Sphygmomanometer
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Blood pressure measuring device comprising a bulb, a cuff, and a manometer.
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Stethoscope
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Tool used to auscultate most sounds.
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Stroke Volume
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The amount of blood the heart ejects in one beat.
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Tachycardia
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Pulse rate higher than 100.
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Tachypnea
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Rapid breathing
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Thrill
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Vibration or humming felt when palpating the pulse.
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Tidal volume
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Amount of air one breath moves in and out of the lungs.
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Visual acuity wall chart/card
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Wall chart or handheld card with lines of letters, used to test vision.
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Vital statistics
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Weight and height
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Whispering pectoriloquy
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Abnormal clarity of the patient's transmitted whispers.
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Assessing the abdomen
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Inspect
auscultate palpation percussion |
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Inspection standard sequence
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Inspect
Palpate Percuss Auscultate |