Course 4: Physical Exam Flashcards
Benign physical exam: constitutional
Well developed, well nourished. No acute distress.
Benign physical exam: Eyes
PERRL, EOMI
Benign physical exam: ENT
Moist mucous membranes
Benign physical exam: Neck
Supple. No lymphadenopathy
Benign physical exam: cardiovascular
Well perfused. Regular rate and rhythm. No murmurs, rubs, or gallops. Distal pulses intact.
Benign physical exam: respiratory
No respiratory distress. Clear to auscultation bilaterally. No wheezes, rales, or rhonchi.
Benign physical exam: abdominal
Non-distended. Soft. Non-tender. No guarding, rebound, or rigidity.
Benign physical exam: extremities
No edema, full ROM
Benign physical exam: skin
Dry, no rashes. Warm
Benign physical exam: neurological
Alert and oriented. Normal speech
Benign physical exam: psychiatric
Normal affect
Physical exam-Basic
- Looking at the pt
- Auscultating the heart
- Auscultating the lungs
- Palpating the abdomen
- Examining the legs
Exam findings: external inspection
- No acute distress
- Well developed
- Well nourished
- PERRL
- Moist mucosa
- Supple neck
- No respiratory distress
- Skin is warm and dry
- Alert and oriented.
- Normal affect
Exam findings: auscultating the heart
- Regular rate and rhythm.
2. No murmurs, rubs or gallops.
Exam findings: auscultating the lungs
- Clear to auscultation bilaterally
2. No wheezes, rales, or rhonchi
Exam findings: palpating the abd
- Soft
- Non-tender.
- Non-distended.
- No guarding, rebound, or rigidity
Exam findings: examining the legs
- No edema
2. Distal pulses intact
Exam findings: examines throat
Pharyngeal erythema or exudate
Exam findings: examines the inner-ear
TM erythema or bulging
Exam findings: auscultates the abd
Hyperactive/hypoactive bowel sounds
Exam findings: touches the wrists
Radial pulses
Exam findings: squeezes the calf muscles
Calf tenderness
Exam findings: “pounds” on the back
CVA tenderness
Anatomical Position
Standing erect, facing directly forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart, and arms hanging down at the sides with palms facing forward.
Normal: NAD
Abnormal: Mild/moderate/severe distress (due to pain)
Normal: Well developed, well nourished
Abnormal: cachectic/emaciated/malnourished
Normal: alert
Abnormal: somnolent, obtunded, unresponsive
AT/NC
Atraumatic/Normcephalic
Normal: AT/NC
Abnormal: any signs of trauma, sinus tenderness, angioedema
Normal: PERRL
Abnormal: anisocoria (unequal pupils)
EOMI
Extra Ocular Movements Intact
Normal: EOMI
Abnormal: EOM entrapment
Normal: Sclera are anicteric
Abnormal: Scleral icterus
Normal: Normal conjunctiva
Abnormal: Pale conjunctiva, conjunctival injection
Clear anterior chamber Sharp disc margins
- Retinal detachment
- Papilledema
- Hyphema
Normal: Cornea
Abnormal:
- Corneal abrasion or ulcerations
- Fluorescein uptake
Normal: TM’s
Abnormal:
- TM erythema
- TM bulging
- TM dullness
- TM obscured by cerumen (earwax)
Normal: Nares (nostrils, singular: naris)
Abnormal:
- Epistaxis
- Rhinorrhea
- Septal hematoma
- Boggy turbinates (swollen inner nose)
- Nasal deformity
Normal: Moist Mucous Membranes Oropharynx (OP)
Abnormal:
- Dry Mucous Membranes
- Dental Caries
- Edentulous
- Pharyngeal Erythema
- Tonsillar Hypertrophy
- Peritonsillar Abscess
DMM
Dry Mucous Membranes
PTA
Peritonsillar Abscess
Normal neck: supple
Abnormal:
- JVD
- Carotid bruit
- Cervical lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes)
- Vertebral Point (midline) vs. paraspinal tenderness
- Thyromegaly
Normal heart: regular rate and rhythm. Heart sounds normall
Abnormal:
- Tachycardia/ bradycardia
- Irregularly irregular rhythm
- Murmur
- Extrasystoles (extra beats)
- Pleural rub
- Gallop
Normal heart: regular rate
Abnormal:
tachycardic, bradycardic
Normal heart: regular rhythm
Abnormal:
irregularly irregular
Normal heart: heart sounds normal
Abnormal:
murmurs, rubs, gallops, extra systoles
Delayed capillary refill: 0
Absent
Delayed capillary refill: 1+
Barely palpable
Delayed capillary refill: 2+
Easily palpable (normal)
Delayed capillary refill: 3+
Full
Delayed capillary refill: 4+
Bounding/aneurysmal
Normal finding:
No respiratory distress
Contradictory finding:
- mild/moderate/severe respiratory distress
- tachypnea
- accessory muscle use
Normal finding:
Clear to auscultation bilaterally
Contradictory finding:
- diminished breath sounds
- wheezes
- Rales
- Rhonchi
CTAB
Clear to Auscultation Bilaterally
TTP
Tenderness to Palpation
Abdominal normal finding: soft and non-tender
Abnormal finding:
- mild/moderate/severe TTP
- Voluntary guarding
- Rebound tenderness
- Rigidity
- Murphy’s sign