Intro to instruments and PE

Question 1

Clinical Scenarios where you should wear disposable gloves

Answer 1

Office/Clinic
Hospital
ER
Scene of Accident
Sporting Event
Restaurant
Any other situation where skills are put to work

Question 2

When checking a child’s ear (>12 mo) with an otoscope, move the ear ____

Answer 2

Up and back

Question 3

When checking a child’s ear (<12 mo) with an otoscope, move the ear ___

Answer 3

Down and back

Question 4

The bell of the stethoscope is used to hear what kind of sounds?

Answer 4

Low pitched

e.g. Bruits

Question 5

The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to hear what kind of sounds?

Answer 5

High pitched

e.g. Breath sounds and heart tones

Question 6

The length of a blood pressure cuff’s bladder should be at least ____ of the upper arm

Answer 6

80% of the circumference

Question 7

The width of a blood pressure cuff’s bladder should be at least ____

Answer 7

40% the length of the upper arm

Question 8

The first knocking sound you hear when measuring blood pressure is the subject’s ______

Answer 8

Systolic pressure (Korotkoff sound)

Disappears at diastolic pressure

Question 9

Locations for taking a pt’s pulse

Answer 9

Radial A.
Dorsalis pedis A.
Carotid A.
Brachial A.
Abdominal aorta
Femoral A.
Popliteal A.

Question 10

Positions for a physical exam

Answer 10

Sitting/standing
Supine
Prone
L/R lateral recumbent

Question 11

4 techniques of examination

Answer 11

Inspection
Auscultation
Percussion
Palpation

Question 12

Goals of an osteopathic structural exam

Answer 12

Integrates information about the musculoskeletal system even when dealing with non-musculoskeletal complaints

The body is a unit and possesses self regulatory mechanisms and structure and fxn are reciprocally interrelated

Rational therapy is based upon an understanding of body unity, self-regulatory mechanism and inter-relationship of structure and function

Question 13

The opthalmascope is an example of a ____ instrument

Answer 13

Fundoscopic