Physical Health Examination Flashcards
How is Physical Health Examination conducted?
Cephalo-caudal technique, conducted from head to toes
What are the 4 modes of examination?
Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
assessing the patient using the sense of sight
Inspection
examining the body using the sense of touch by using the fat pads of the fingers
Palpation
tapping the body parts to produce sound
Percussion
listening to the body sounds with the use of stethoscope
Auscultation
Normal breath sound that have a soft-intensity, low-pitched, “gentle sighing” sounds created by air moving through smaller airways (bronchioles and alveoli)
Vesicular
Normal breath sound that have a moderate-intensity and moderate-pitched “blowing” sounds created by air moving through larger airway (bronchi)
Broncho-vesicular
Normal breath sound that have high pitched loud, “harsh” sounds created by air moving through the trachea
Bronchial (tubular)
Back lying position with knees flexed and hips externally rotated
Dorsal recumbent
Back lying position with legs extended
Supine/dorsal
Seated position; back unsupported and leg hanging freely
Sitting
Back lying position with feet supported in stirrups, hips in line with edge of the table
Lithotomy
Side lying with lowermost arm behind the body and uppermost leg flexed
Sims
Face-lying position, with or without a small pillow
Prone
The sequence of methods for physical examination
- Inspection
- Palpation
- Percussion
- Auscultation
The sequence for examination of the abdomen
- Inspection
- Auscultation
- Percussion
- Palpation
The sequence of examining the quadrants of abdomen
right lower quadrant
right upper quadrant
left upper quadrant
left lower quadrant
The best position when examining the chest
Sitting/upright
The best position when examining the back
Standing
