Unit 6 - IPPA Flashcards
What does the I stand for in IPPA
Inspection
What does the first P stand for in IPPA
Palpation
What does the second P stand for in IPPA
Percussion
What does the A stand for in IPPA
Auscultation
What is “Concentrated Watching”?
Inspection
What needs the use of visual, auditory and olfactory senses?
Inspection
What detects majority of physical signs?
Inspection
What uses your sense of touch?
Palpation
- Use light, slow, and gentle movements
What are you looking for during palpation?
Texture, temperature, moisture of skin. Lumps & Bumps Vibration/Pulsations Rigidity, Crepitations Tenderness or pain
What are you palpating for with the use of your fingertips only?
Fine tactile discrimination palpation for skin texture, swelling, pulsation and presence of lumps.
What are you palpating with the use of your fingers and thumbs (grasping) only?
Detects position, shape, and consistency of an organ or mass.
Why would you use the doors (backs of hands and fingers) for palpation?
Determining temperature.
Why would you use the base of your fingers, palmar or ulnar (Palm of hand)?
Vibrations
Tapping the person’s skin with short, sharp strokes to assess for underlying structures.
Percussion
What is Indirect Percussion?
The striking hand contacts the stationary hand which its fixed on the persons skin.