Methods of examining Flashcards
1
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Methods of examination (IPPA)
A
Inspection, percussion, palpation, auscultation
2
Q
Examination of the body using sense of touch
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Palpation
3
Q
Act of striking the body surface to elicit sounds that can be heard or vibrations that can be felt
A
Percussion
4
Q
extremely dull sound
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Flatness
5
Q
Thud like sound
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Dullness
6
Q
Hollow sound
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Resonance
7
Q
this sound is not produced in the normal body
A
Hyperresonance
8
Q
Is a musical or drum like sound
A
Tympany
9
Q
Process of listening to sounds produced within the body
A
Auscultation
10
Q
frequency of vibrations
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pitch
11
Q
loudness or softness of a sound
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Intensity
