2.3 Routine testing: In the office

Question 1

What tool is used during an eye exam?

Answer 1

Ophthalmoscope

Question 2

The 3 regions of the ear are

Answer 2

External, middle, and inner

Question 3

The tool used to examine ears is called

Answer 3

Otoscope

Question 4

What is lymph and what does it do?

Answer 4

Clear fluid that contains a high concetration of white blood cells and keeps the body cells moist

Question 5

Describe Cyanosis

Answer 5

Blush color to the skin; particicualrly finger & lips.

Question 6

What are the 3 layers of the skin?

Answer 6

Epidermis, dermis & hypoctermis.

Question 7

Lungs Sounds: Clear

Answer 7

A deep woosh of air with each inhalation & exhalaltion.

Question 8

Lung Sound: Wheezing

Answer 8

A high-pitch whistling sound caused by narrowed airways; can sometimes be heard without stethoscope.

Question 9

Lung Sound:Crackles

Answer 9

Short & intermittent clicking, rattling, or popping sounds heard during inhalation when air is forced through an airway narrowed by fluid.

Question 10

Lung Sound:Strider

Answer 10

Thrash, shrill sound, similar to wheezing, usually heard closest to the back of the neck, as it is caused by a partially obstructed windpipe.

Question 11

Lung Sound: Rhonchi

Answer 11

A snore-like sound heard when airways are partially obstructed.