Assessments Flashcards
Why would you take someone’s apical pulse?
A
What are the 5 landmark’s of the heart that you would auscultate?
- Aortic
- Pulmonic
- Erb’s
- Tricuspid
- Mitral
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Which landmarks do you hear the S1 louder?
Mitral & Tricuspid
Which landmarks do you hear the S2 louder?
Aortic & Pulmonic
What is the bell of your stethoscope used for?
Hearing low pitched, such as extra heart sounds (S3 & S4) & murmurs.
What are the 3 landmarks for auscultating the lungs?
- Bronchial
- Bronchovesicular
- Vesicular
Where is the bronchial landmark?
Where your clavicles meet in the middle.
Where is the bronchovesicular landmark?
Mid-clavicular, 2nd intercostal space right & left.
Where is you vesicular landmark?
Your entire thoracic cavity front, back, & lateral.
How do you find the vesicular landmarks on your back?
Find each scapula and go on the inside of them right & left.
What are you listening for in you lungs?
- Crackles
- Wheezes
- Rhonchi
- Pleural friction rub
What areas of the bowels are you going to auscultate?
- Cecum
- Ascending
- Transverse
- Descending
- Sigmoid
What are you listening for with bowel auscultation?
- Hyperactive
- Hypoactive
- Absent
