palpation

Question 1

Describe palpitation

Answer 1

the process whereby the examiner uses the hands to feel for body movement, lumps, masses, and skin characteristics

Question 2

Internal vibration sensed on the body surface with the flat of the hand

Answer 2

Fremitus

Question 3

Movement felt as air moves through secretions

Answer 3

Tactile fremitus

Question 4

How to preform a vocal fremitus

Answer 4

ask the patient to repeat the words “ninety nine” while you palpate over the chest in a systematic manner

Question 5

What does it mean if you feel more vibration during vocal fremitus

Answer 5

higher chance with pneumonia and atelectasis

Question 6

What does it mean if you feel little vibration during vocal fremitus

Answer 6

higher chance with emphysema and pnemumothorax

Question 7

Grating or popping sound or sensation that is felt under the skin

Answer 7

Crepitus

Question 8

Trapped air bubbles

Answer 8

subcutaneous emphysema

Question 9

Crepitus is often a sign of a

Answer 9

pneumothorax (air in the pleural space)

Question 10

What may be present if one side of thorax under expands

Answer 10

atelectasis, pneumonia, or a lung tumor

Question 11

what might it mean if the thorax expands poorly

Answer 11

emphysema

Question 12

decreased tactile fremitus is caused by ___ which is what 5 lung conditions

Answer 12

Hyperinflation
1. COPD
2. Asthma,
3. airway obstruction
4. Emphysema
5. Pneumothorax

Question 13

Increased tactile fremitus is caused by ___ and 3 lung conditiond

Answer 13

Increased Lung density
1. Pneumonia
2. atelectasis
3. Lung tumor