Test 2 Physical Exam And History Taking

Front 1

Process of informed observation?

Back 1

Inspection

Front 2

using you sense of touch to gather information?

Back 2

palpation

Front 3

production of sound waves by striking one object against another?

Back 3

percussion

Front 4

listening with a stethoscope for sounds produced by the body?

Back 4

auscultation

Front 5

loud, high pitched, drumlike sound heard when the stomach is percussed?

Back 5

tympany

Front 6

Loud low pitched booming sound heard when a hyperinflated lung is percussed?

Back 6

hyperresonance

Front 7

low low pitched hollow sound heard when the normal lung is percussed?

Back 7

resonance

Front 8

pattern and equality of intervals between pulses?

Back 8

pulse rhythm

Front 9

strength of a pulse which can be weak, thready, strong, bounding?

Back 9

quality

Front 10

pulse rate lower that 60?

Back 10

bradycardia

Front 11

pulse rate higher than 100?

Back 11

tachycardia

Front 12

term for rapid breathing?

Back 12

tachypnea

Front 13

term for slow breathing?

Back 13

bradypnea

Front 14

how hard the patient works to breath is called?

Back 14

respiratory effort

Front 15

the depth and pattern of breathing is called?

Back 15

quality of respiration

Front 16

the amount of air one breath moves in and out of the lungs is called?

Back 16

tidal volume

Front 17

the force of blood against arteries when ventricles contract is called?

Back 17

systolic blood pressure

Front 18

the force of blood against the arteries when ventricles relax is called?

Back 18

diastolic blood pressure

Front 19

sounds of blood hitting arterial walls is called?

Back 19

Korotkoff's sounds

Front 20

normal breathing rate and pattern is called....?

Back 20

eupnea

Front 21

breathing at a normal rate but with deep respirations is called....?

Back 21

hyperpnea

Front 22

gradual increases and decreases in respirations with periods of apnea are called....

Back 22

Cheyne-Stokes

Front 23

passage of blood through an organ or tissue is called?

Back 23

perfusion

Front 24

difference between a patients systolic and diastolic pressure is called?

Back 24

pulse pressure

Front 25

blood pressure higher than normal is called?

Back 25

hypertension

Front 26

device used to examine the interior of the eye is called?

Back 26

ophthalmoscope

Front 27

device used to examine the interior of the ears and nose is called?

Back 27

otoscope

Front 28

device used to measure infant's length to provide info concerning drug dosages, airway adjuncts, and iv calculations is?

Back 28

Broselow tape

Front 29

the general survey begins with noting the patient's?

Back 29

appearance

Front 30

Normal oxygen saturation at sea level
should be between...?

Back 30

96 and 100%

Front 31

any disruption in normal tissue is called a....?

Back 31

lesion

Front 32

failure to develop hair growth during puberty may indicate?

Back 32

pituitary or hormonal problem

Front 33

discharge from the ear canal is called?

Back 33

otorrhea

Front 34

smell of acetone on a patient's breath indicates?

Back 34

DKA

Front 35

acronym SCALP stands for?

Back 35

Skin
Connective Tissue
Aproneurotica
Subaponuerotica Tissue
Pericranium

Front 36

soft, swishy, low pitched sounds at the lung periphery are called?

Back 36

vesicular sounds

Front 37

hand pain and numbness especially at night is called?

Back 37

carpal tunnel syndrome

Front 38

test that is useful for evaluating the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in the knee is?

Back 38

Drawer test

Front 39

degree of hip abduction is normally?

Back 39

120 degrees

Front 40

the opening in the center of each vertebra, through which the spinal cord travels is called?

Back 40

spinal foramen

Front 41

condition in which there is a lateral curvature of the spine

Back 41

scoliosis

Front 42

a peripheral pulse score of 3+ indicates what?

Back 42

bounding

Front 43

Loud, prolonged, gurgling abdominal sounds are known as?

Back 43

Borborygmi

Front 44

what are the 5 areas of a neurologic exam?

Back 44

mental status and speech
cranial nerves
motor system
sensory system
reflexes

Front 45

in amnesia cases, you may see a condition in which the patient makes up facts and events responding to questions, this is called?

Back 45

confabulation

Front 46

you shine a light into one pupil and the pupil in the opposite eye constricts...this is called?

Back 46

consensual reaction

Front 47

a ratchet-like jerkiness in a patient's resistance to passive stretching in extremities is called?

Back 47

cog-wheel rigidity

Front 48

abnormalities in a patient's sense of position suggest?

Back 48

cerebellar disease

Front 49

abnormality in patient's sense of light touch suggests?

Back 49

peripheral neuropathy

Front 50

during a plantar reflex assessment, the big toe dorsiflexes while the other toes fan out, the patient is said to have a positive.....?

Back 50

Babinski's response

Front 51

bulging sutures in an infants skull indicate what?

Back 51

increased ICP

Front 52

Normal systolic blood pressure for school aged children range from?

Back 52

97 to 112

Front 53

SOAP stands for?

Back 53

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

Front 54

what are the 4 basic physical exam techniques?

Back 54

inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

Front 55

what are the 5 percussion sounds...?

Back 55

tympany, hyperresonance, resonance, dull, flat

Front 56

4 muscle tone findings?

Back 56

spasticity, ridigity, flaccidity, paratonia

Front 57

cullens sign

discoloration around the umbilicus suggestive of intra-abdominal hemorrhage

Back 57

Grey Turners sign

discoloration over the flanks suggesting intra-abdominal bleeding