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Physical Exam Flashcards

1
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What are the two most important illicit drugs we must know if the patient takes before surgery?

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Cocaine and meth

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2
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QI measure for temperature post-operatively?

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96 degrees F or 35.5 degrees C

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3
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Define Anthropometry

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The study of proportions and measurements of the human body

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What are the measurements for anthropometry

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Height, weight, mid-arm circumference, and abdominal girth

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5
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Standard adult respiratory rate

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10-18 breaths per minute

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6
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What should you keep in mind when taking an axillary temperature?

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It is 1 degree F lower than core temp

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7
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Who may benefit for a lung cancer screening (CT scan) pre-operatively?

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A 30-pack year smoker > 55 years old

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8
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How many cigarettes are in a pack?

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20

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9
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What disease might one contract from faulty AC or hot tubs?

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Legoinnaire’s

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10
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What are the 5 skills of physical assessment?

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Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and olfaction

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11
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What are the three types of palpation?

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Light, deep, and bimanual

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12
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How far do you depress for light palpation?

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1-2 cm

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13
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How far do you depress for deep palpation?

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4-5 cm

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14
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What is bimanual palpation?

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Palpation with both hands. Commonly used to “trap” an organ such as breast tissue, spleen, kidneys, uterus, and ovaries

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What is deep palpation used for most commonly?

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Abdominal palpation

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16
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What are the three types of percussion?

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Mediate or Indirect, immediate, and fist

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17
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What is the plexor and what is the pleximiter?

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Plexor is the striking finger and pleximeter is the finger being struck

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18
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When is mediate/indirect percussion used?

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When examining the abdomen or thorax

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19
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How do you perform immediate percussion?

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By tapping with the fingers

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20
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When is immediate percussion performed?

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On infant thoraxes or sinuses

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21
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When is fist percussion used?

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To evaluate tenderness in the back or kidneys

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22
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How do you perform fist percussion?

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Placing one hand flat and striking with a fist

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23
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What sound might you hear from an air-containing space, enclosed area, gastric air bubble, or puffed-out cheek?

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High pitch, tympanic sound/ Loud, moderate, and drumlike

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24
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What sound might you hear from normal lungs?

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Low-pitched resonance. Moderately loud, with a long hollow quality.

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25
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What sound might you hear form emphysematous lungs?

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Very low hyper resonance. Very loud, with a long booming quality.

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26
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What will you hear if you percuss a liver?

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High pitched dullness, soft to moderate in intensity. Thudlike

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27
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What will you hear if you percuss muscle?

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Short, flat high pitch, with soft intensity and flat quality.

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28
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Jaundice is caused by? What can we assume from someone who is jaundiced?

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Elevated bilirubin. Liver impairment

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29
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Essentially, what is cholestasis?

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Interruption of the flow of bile from the liver

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30
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Spoon nails are commonly associated with…

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Anemia

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31
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Clubbing of nails is commonly associated with…

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CV/lung disease

32
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The combination of clubbing and joint issues is

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RA or hypertrophic osteoarthopathy

33
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Which two conditions may cause brittle hair?

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Cushing’s and PCOS

34
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What device is used to inspect abnormalities of the eyes?

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Ophthalomoscope

35
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Horner’s Syndrome is

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A disruption of nerve pathways in the face/eyes

36
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Pupil differences are not uncommon in this block

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Intrascalene

37
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Define anhidrosis

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Lack of or very little sweat

38
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Anhidrosis may be d/t

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Sympathetic block

39
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Horner’s Syndrome most commonly causes

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Ptosis

40
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What is the first reflex to be lost during induction of anesthesia?

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Eyelash

41
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What is happening to the eye during stage II of anesthesia?

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Pupil is partially dilated and there is presence of roving eyeball

42
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What causes the hazy blue/white/gray opaque ring in elderly patients? What is it called?

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Arcus senilis. It is caused by the deposition of phospholipids and cholesterol in the peripheral cornea

43
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Where do you place the base of the tuning fork during a Rinne test?

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Around the bone of the ear

44
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Where do you place the base of the tuning fork during a Weber test?

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Midline on the top of the head

45
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What medication/s can be given prior to nasal intubation to minimize hemorrhage and help numb the area?

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Afrin, cocaine, and phenylephrine

46
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Define leukoplakia

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Thick, white patches in the mouth that may be precancerous

47
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Bright red tongue is a symptom of

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Vitamin B-12 and niacin deficiency

48
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We utilize transillumination for

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Visualization of the sinuses

49
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Cherry red lips are a sign of

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Carbon monoxide poisoning

50
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Pallor of the lips may be caused by

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Anemia

51
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Spongey gums bleed easier and may be a sign of

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Vitamin C deficiency

52
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When inspecting the pharynx you do this

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Ask the patient to phonate

53
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What test examines the function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

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Flexion and extension of the neck

54
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What do the trapezius muscles help us do?

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Turn our heads left and right/side to side

55
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What conditions may cause differences in radial pulses?

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AAA, devices, fractures, or subclavian steal syndrome

56
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How do you palpate apical pulse?

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Locate the 5th ICS left of the sternum and move laterally to the left midclavicular line

57
Q

What is it called when a man’s urethral opening is somewhere other than the tip?

A

Hypospadius

58
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Abnormal discharge from male or female?

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Kidney stones - often cause pus buildup

59
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Excess magnesium may cause

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Loss of deep tendon reflexes

60
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Damage to which nerve is responsible for foot drop

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Peroneal nerve

61
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What considerations do we have when performing a spinal for someone with Lordosis?

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Avoid midline approach, as spinous processes are “stacked” on one another.

62
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A kid in a Cotrel cast may have trouble with

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Ventilation

63
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A VAN test includes

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Vision, aphasia, neglect

64
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The Romberg test

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Tests balance

65
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What is included in the vision portion of the VAN test?

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Visual acuity in the four quadrents

66
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What is included in the aphasia portion of the VAN test?

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Identify two objects, repeat after me twice, and follow two commands.

67
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What is included in the neglect portion of the VAN test?

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Forced gaze assessment and sensation test

68
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What must be completed first in the VAN test?

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Palms up, hold arms out straight

69
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The pronator drift test is performed by asking the patient to

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Hold their arms out straight, palms down

70
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Biceps reflex should result in

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Flexion

71
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Triceps reflex should result in

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Extension

72
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The patellar reflex should result in

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Extension

73
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Achilles reflex should result in

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Plantar flexion

74
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Plantar reflex should result in

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Plantar flexion of all toes

75
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Gluteal reflex should result in

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Anal sphincter contraction

Assessment Exam 1 (5 decks)

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