Course 4 Flashcards
Benign Exam “No Touch”: General
Well developed, Well nourished, NAD
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Eyes
PERRL
Benign Exam “No Touch”: ENT
Moist mucosa
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Neck
Supple
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Cardiovascular
Well perfused
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Respiratory
No respiratory distress
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Gastrointestinal
Non-distended
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Extremities
No edema
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Skin
Dry, No rashes
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Neurological
Alert and Oriented, Normal speech
Benign Exam “No Touch”: Psychiatric
Normal affect
Complete Benign Exam: Constitutional
Well, developed, well nourished, NAD
NAD
No Acute Distress
Complete Benign Exam: Eyes
PERRL, EOMI
EOMI
Extraocular Movements Intact
Complete Benign Exam: ENT
Moist mucous membranes
Complete Benign Exam: Neck
Supple, No lymphadenopathy
Complete Benign Exam: Cardiovascular
Well perfused, RRR, No murmurs, rubs, or gallops, Distal pulses intact
RRR
Regular Rate and Rhythm
Complete Benign Exam: Respiratory
No respiratory distress, Clear to auscultation bilaterally, No wheezes, rales, or rhonchi
Complete Benign Exam: Abdominal
Non-distended, Soft, Non-tender, No guarding, rebound, or rigidity
Complete Benign Exam: Extremities
No edema, Full ROM
Complete Benign Exam: Skin
Dry, No rashes, Warm
Complete Benign Exam: Neurological
Alert and Oriented, Normal speech
Complete Benign Exam: Psychiatric
Normal affect
Exam Findings: Auscultating the Heart (2)
RRR, No murmurs, rubs, or gallops
Exam Findings: Auscultating the Lungs (2)
Clear to auscultation bilaterally, No wheezes, rales, or rhonchi
Exam Findings: Palpating the Abdomen (4)
Soft, Non-tender, Non-distended, No guarding, rebound, or rigidity
Exam Findings: Examining the Legs (2)
No edema, Distal pulses intact
Extra Exam Findings: Examines the throat
Pharyngeal erythema or exudates
Extra Exam Findings: Examines the inner-ear
TM erythema or bulging
Extra Exam Findings: Auscultates the abdomen
Hyperactive/hypoactive BS
BS
Bowel Sounds
Extra Exam Findings: Touches the wrists
Radial pulses
Extra Exam Findings: Squeezes the calf muscles
Calf tenderness
Extra Exam Findings: “Pounds” on the back
CVA tenderness
Benign
Normal
Anatomical Position
A frame of reference used to describe anatomy and movement
Tenderness
Pain felt on the release of pressure
Atraumatic
Without trauma
Icterus
Yellowing, also known as jaundice
Purulent
Pus-like
Erythema
Redness
Organomegaly
Organ enlargement
Perfusion
The flow of blood through the body’s blood vessels
Affect
Feeling and emotion
Consolable
Able to be comforted
GCS
Glascow Coma Exam
Glascow Coma Exam
Used to assess level of consciousness in trauma pts
Normal
Benign
A frame of reference used to describe anatomy and movement
Anatomical Position
Pain felt on the release of pressure
Tenderness
Without trauma
Atraumatic
Yellowing, also known as jaundice
Icterus
Pus-like
Purulent
Redness
Erythema
Organ enlargement
Organomegaly
The flow of blood through the body’s blood vessels
Perfusion
Feeling and emotion
Affect
Able to be comforted
Consolable
Used to assess level of consciousness in trauma pts
GCS, Glascow Coma Exam
Contradiction: well developed, well nourished (3)
Cachectic, Emaciated, Malnourished
Contradiction: alert (3)
Somnolent, Obtunded, Unresponsive
Somnolent
Responsive to verbal
Obtunded
Responsive to pain
Contradiction: Mild/Mod/Severe Distress
No Acute Distress
Contradiction: Cachectic/Emaciated/Malnourished (2)
Well developed, Well nourished
Contradiction: Somnolent, Obtunded, Unresponsive
Alert
Contradiction: Sinus tenderness, Angioedema, Any signs of trauma
Atraumatic/Normocephalic (AT/NC)
Swelling of face (esp. with allergic reactions)
Angioedema
Contradiction: PERRL
Anisocoria
Anisocoria
unequal pupils
Contradiction: EOMI
EOM entrapment
Not characterized by jaundice
Anicteric
Contradiction: Sclera are anicteric
Scleral icterus
Contradiction: Normal conjunctiva (2)
Pale conjunctiva, Conjunctival infection
Contradiction: Scleral icterus
Sclera are anicteric
Scleral icterus
Characterized by jaundice
Instrument used for fundoycopic exam of the internal eye
Ophthalmoscope
Contradiction: Retinal detachment, Papilledema, Hyphema (2)
Clear anterior chamber, Sharp disc margins
Swelling behind eye
Papilledema
Bleeding in the eye
Hyphema
Used for external eye exam (2)
Wood’s lamp, Fluorescein
Contradiction: Normal cornea (3)
Corneal abrasion, corneal ulcerations, fluorescein uptake
Earwax
Cerumen
“Eardrum blocked by earwax”
TM obscured by cerumen
Benign nose exam
Normal Nares (or naris)
Swollen inner nose
Boggy turbinates