Palpation

- Complete a thorough assessment based on the patient’s chief complaint and risk factors. Should include: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation where appropriate and the special tests as required based on the chosen system. - It is not necessary to include how the assessment was performed, rather describe the normal and abnormal findings that you observed for the chosen system. Inspection: Inspection of the ears: Both ears are present, are both of equal size with no presence…

Diagnostic Reasoning Symptom Assignment Student Name: Kristy Anderson Symptoms: 55 year old male presents to your clinic with and upset stomach and belching past several months. A. Identify the appropriate history questions to be asked of your patient to discriminate critical characteristics about the above presented concern. 1. Can you identify when exactly the upset stomach started? 2. Describe the upset stomach. Describe the pain. On a scale of 1/10 how painful is it? 3. Is the pain constant…

nervousness and difficulty sleeping. Examination of the neck revealed muscle spasms, tenderness to palpation at C3 to C7. Tender facet joints at C3 to C7 bilaterally with positive provocation test. There was decreased ROM at the cervical spine. Muscle strength was 4/5 and sensations to touch over the left medial and lateral aspect of the forearm were diminished. The exam of the back showed tenderness to palpation at L1 to S1. Tender facet joints at L1 to S1 bilaterally with positive provocation…

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION When talking, he is very hoarse. He does not have any breathy sounds. Ears are normal. Nose is normal with a straight septum and no enlarged turbinates. Neck: There are no palpable nodes. Oral cavity is normal except for palpation of the posterior third of the tongue.…

good to remember that when palpating any area of tenderness, it should be palpated last. There are different types of palpation that may be used. They are light (when you apply pressure with the fingers together reducing the skin and underlying structures less than 1 cm.), moderate (done by depressing the skin surface 1 to 2 cm.), or deep (pressing inward about 2 cm.). Deep palpation should be used cautiously and experienced only by practitioners because it carries a risk of internal…

DOI: 10/22/2014. Patient is a 32 -year-old male satellite radio technician who sustained a work-related injury when he fell asleep while on road and his truck drove off road and hit a tree. Per PT daily note dated 5/22/2015, patient feels more functional trunk mobility. Pain is primarily at the central aspect of the sternum, secondarily in the upper and middle thoracic spine. Pain is rated as 3/10 at the cervicothoracic spine at best and 8/10 at its worst. Patient demonstrated mild limitation…

the cause is pulpitis or pulpal necrosis, there may be a response to vitality, percussion and palpation. Root canal treatment is indicated in these cases. Acute apical abscess Pulp infection and necrosis leads to a rapid severe localised inflammatory reaction, which destroys periapical tissues. The pain is spontaneous and of rapid onset. The affected tooth is extremely painful to percussion and palpation, with possible mobility. Due to necrosis of the pulp there is no pulp vitality. Pus…

available to identify polycystic kidney disease in cats, and is effective method for testing kittens under 4 months of age. Other methods of diagnosing this disease are done by abdominal palpation, ultrasonography, or radiographs. Cysts are best visualized using ultrasonography rather than radiographs. Using palpation of the abdomen one can feel if one, or both kidneys are enlarged. Many kittens are diagnosed by 6-8 weeks old, but some may not develop it until later in life. Antibiotics are used…

CONCEPT 7: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NURSING HISTORY AS PART OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT ASSESSMENT. This concept is taken from Block 4, Module 8 which is entitled as ‘Assessment of gastrointestinal system’. The digestive system is made up of organs that function together to transform food substances to energy and nutrients that are needed in the body. The digestive system is made up of the alimentary canal which include the mouth or oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, and large…

REGIONAL WRITE-UP—SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS_______________________________ Date 3/1/17 Examiner Brittanie Bartz Student Nurse Patient AK Age 21 Gender Male Reason for visit: “large bump on forehead”, “pain when touched” I. Health History 1. Any past skin disease? 2. Any change in skin color or pigmentation? 3. Any changes in a mole? 4. Excessive dryness or moisture? 5. Any skin itching? 6. Any excess bruising? 7. Any skin rash or lesions? 8. Taking any medications? 9. Any recent…