Patient Exams

Question 1

Chief complaint 
(cc)

Answer 1

PATIENTS WORDS, explaining why he/she is seeking health care.

Question 2

Pulse on adult

Answer 2

60-100 bpm

Question 3

Pulse on infant

Answer 3

100-160 bpm

Question 4

Pulse on children to age 10

Answer 4

70-120 bpm

Question 5

What are the patient positions?

8 positions

Answer 5

Supine

Dorsal recumbent

Lithotomy

Sims’

Prone

Knee-chest

Fowler’s

Semi-Fowler’s

Question 6

Supine position

Answer 6

Patient lives on back with arms to the side

Question 7

Dorsal Recumbent Position

Answer 7

Patient lies on back with knees bent and feet flat on the exam table.

Question 8

Lithotomy position

Answer 8

Patient lies on back with buttocks on the edge of the exam table, legs elevated and resting in stirrups.

Question 9

Sims’

Answer 9

I’m

Question 10

Patient interviews include:

Answer 10

• cheif complaint
• symptoms
• medical-related history
• vital signs

Question 11

Anthropometric

Answer 11

Obtaining assessment measurements.

Question 12

Adult respiratory rate

Answer 12

12-20 breaths a minute

Question 13

0-1 year old respiratory rats

Answer 13

20-40 breaths a minute

Question 14

6 year old respiratory rate

Answer 14

20-30 breaths a minute

Question 15

Systolic blood pressure

Answer 15

Top number.

Question 16

Diastolic blood pressure

Answer 16

Bottoms number

Question 17

Adult BP

Answer 17

120/80

Question 18

Prone position

Answer 18

Patient lies on stomach

Question 19

Knee-chest position

Answer 19

Patient rests on knees with chest and arms on the table and arms flexed over the head.

Question 20

Fowler’s position

Answer 20

Patient lies face up on the table with upper body elevated at a 45-90 degree angle

Question 21

Semi-Fowlers position

Answer 21

Fowler’s position at a 45 degree angle.

Question 22

Examination techniques

Answer 22

• observation
• palpating
• percussion
• auscultation
• manipulation
• mensuration