General Survey

Question 1

Why do we use anatomical terms?

Answer 1

Clear and accurate communication
-international standardization
-same frame of reference

Question 2

Anatomical surface descriptions

Answer 2

Gives location and direction

Question 3

Where do we use quadrant descriptions?

Answer 3

Abdominal and breast

Question 4

When are region descriptors used?

Answer 4

Abdominal region

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

Above, higher

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

Below

Question 7

Posterior

Answer 7

Back of

Question 8

Anterior

Answer 8

Front of

Question 9

Proximal

Question 10

Distal

Question 11

What are routine precautions and practices?

Answer 11

Hand hygiene, gloves,

Question 12

When do you normally use gloves

Answer 12

Risk of contact of bodily fluids, break in skins, mucous membranes

Question 13

Hand hygiene is done

Answer 13

Before and after every patient contact, taking off gloves, procedures, contaminated

Question 14

Inspection

Answer 14

Intentional
-first technique for every system
-able to see so much more
-viewing: alterness, gender, age, changes, skin colour, patients emotions
-sight, hearing and smell

Question 15

Techniques needed for inspection

Answer 15

-proper lighting (uneven, pulsations)
-exposure
-language
-equipment
-symmetrical comparisons

Question 16

General survey

Answer 16

-first moment of meeting a patient
-physical appearance, body structure, mobility, behaviour

Question 17

Baby video things to note about pain in babies

Answer 17

-laboured breathing
-intermittent
-arching back, arm movements, kicking legs
-grimace, brow bulge, nasolabial folds, taught tongue
-whimper to a soft cry

Question 18

Observational pain assessment for dementia

Answer 18

-gaurded, with specific body parts
-trouble sleeping
-not engaging in usual activities

Change=pain

Question 19

PAIN acronym

Answer 19

Pick up on mood, asses verbal cues, inspect facial expressions, notice body language

Question 20

What does light palpation asses

Answer 20

Bumps, lumps, surface lesions, texture, inflammation, swelling

Question 21

Light palpation

Answer 21

1 cm under skin, soft circles, lifting imbetween,

Question 22

What do finger tips tell us

Answer 22

Elasticity, palpation, fluid, characteristics, turger

Question 23

What does dorsal of hands detect

Answer 23

Temperature,

Question 24

Ulnar edge of hand detects the

Answer 24

Vibration

Question 25

Tympanic sounds

Answer 25

Loud, high and longest
-found in abdomen (stomach/intestine)

Question 26

Air filled space

Answer 26

Loud, low, long
-lungs

Question 27

Resonant

Answer 27

Loud, low, long, hollow
-lungs

Question 28

Solid filled spaces/dull sounds

Answer 28

Short, soft, soprano
-dense organ

Question 29

Hyperresonant

Answer 29

Over inflated lungs (COPD, in kids lungs)
-louder, lower, longer, booming

Question 30

Dull sound

Answer 30

Over a dense organ
-high pitch, soprano, soft, short (thud)

Question 31

flat sound

Answer 31

Over a muscle (much more dense)
-softer, high pitch, shorter, instant stop

Question 32

Lung sounds dull

Answer 32

-fluid, mass

Question 33

Example of lungs entire assessment (something is wrong)

Answer 33

Inspection - SOB
Percussion - dullness
Auscultation - bronchial
Palpation - asymmetrical chest expansion

Question 34

Hyper resonant

Answer 34

Louder, lower, booming, longer

Question 35

Auscultation

Answer 35

Listening to sounds produced by parts of the body