PEs Flashcards
What is tactile fremitus?
increased transmission of sound over area of pneumonia/consolidation
How is tactile fremitus determined?
Palpate by placing back of hands bilaterally over posterior lung bases and ask patient to say “99”
What do different tactile fremitus sounds indicate?
- increased transmission of sound = pneumonia/consolidation
- asymmetric decrease in transmission of sound = pleural effusion or pneumothorax
What might cause a dullness to percussion over posterior lung fields?
pneumonia
How do we test for a change in egophony
Auscultate each lung base while patient says elongated “E”
What does an E to A change in egophony indicate?
pneumonia
What is whisper pectoriloquy?
Auscultate each lung base while patient whispers “1-2-3”
What are findings from whisper pectoriloquey?
Normal - only faint sounds heard
penumonia/consolidation - clear, distinct sounds (NOT pleural effusion)
How do you perform auscultatory percussion?
- stethoscope 3 cm posteriorly below lowest rib at hemithorax midline
- taps fingers in 3 parallel lines down each hemithorax from apex to base
- listen for change of resonance to dullness
How might auscultatory percussion change with disease/illness?
Pleural effusion - loud percussion at interface of air containing lung and pleural fluid in a horizontal line across the posterior hemithorax
What is arcus senilis?
Lipid deposits that appear as rings in the outer part of the cornea
Signs of MI
- diaphoresis
- paradoxic splitting of S2
How are S3 and S4 determined?
Auscultate w/ bell at T and M
What do S3 and S4 sounds at T imply?
tricuspid stenosis
What do S3 and S4 sounds at M imply?
Mitral stenosis
Signs of CAD
- arcus senilis
- earlobe crease
How do we assess chest wall pain?
palpate the pain location, assess for tenderness
Signs of pericarditis?
- diminished heart sounds
- edema
Signs of PE
- edema
- calf tenderness
- palpable cord
- erythema in calves
- fever
What can scleral icterus imply?
= jaundice
1. choledocholithiasis
2. cholangitis
3. hepatitis
What are Kayser- Fleischer rings?
brown rings around the pupil, in the cornea
What are Kayser-Fleischer rings a sign of?
Wilson’s disease/copper deposition
What are xanthelasmas and where can they be seen?
= cholesterol deposits found by eyelids
What do xanthelasmas indicate?
- primary biliary cholangitis
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
What’s a test to check for alcohol use?
palpate the parotid glands
What are signs of SBO?
bowels moving = visible peristalsis
What are tests for ascites?
- shifting dullness (air-fluid level shifts from supine to lateral decubitus) - percuss from flank to umbilicus w/ patient supine
(dullness on percussion = fluid) - Fluid wave - patient places hand midline. Tap one side of abdomen while feeling and inspecting for fluid wave on opp side
Where can xanthomatas be found?
- forearm extensor surfaces
- eyelids
What does ascites indicate?
Liver disease - cirrhosis
What and where is McBurney’s point?
1.5 -2” from anterior superior spinous process of ilium on straight line drawn to umbilicus
2. Tests for appendicitis
What is Rovsing’s Sign?
Palpate the LLQ, ask if there’s RLQ pain
-can indicate appendicitis
What is the psoas test and indication?
Flex right thigh against resistance to elicit pain in RLQ
- (+) indicates appendicitis