PD Exam I Flashcards
Weber & Rinne test tuning fork Hz
512 Hz
Inspection
No touching. Expose. Look for symmetry, moist vs. dry, etc.
Percussion
Plexor= hammer tip of dominate hand. Pleximeter= nail tip of other finger, on body
Palpation
Light palpation= 1-handed, up to 1 cm. Deep palp= 2-hands, & up to 4 cm deep
Auscultation
Ears or stethoscope. Bare skin.
Flatness
Quietest. Over muscles. No clinical significance.
Dullness
Over solid organs or heart. Heard in gut could mean enlarged organ or tumor.
Resonance
Over lungs. Heard over large air-filled spaces.
Hyperresonance
Abnormal sound when too much air is trapped, like in lungs.
Tympany
Drum-like sound. Over abdomen where there is air & fluid.
Stethoscope
Bell= low pitched sounds. Diaphragm= high pitched sounds.
Tunable stethoscope
Press: harder= higher tones & lighter= lower tones
BMI
height/ weight, but also need to look at body types (pear vs. apple)
Weber & Rinne test tuning fork Hz
512 Hz
Inspection
No touching. Expose. Look for symmetry, moist vs. dry, etc.
Percussion
Plexor= hammer tip of dominate hand. Pleximeter= nail tip of other finger, on body
Palpation
Light palpation= 1-handed, up to 1 cm. Deep palp= 2-hands, & up to 4 cm deep
Auscultation
Ears or stethoscope. Bare skin.
Flatness
Quietest. Over muscles. No clinical significance.
Dullness
Over solid organs or heart. Heard in gut could mean enlarged organ or tumor.