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Inspection correct answers the process of performing deliberate, purposeful, observations in a systematic manner Palpation correct answers using the sense of touch, the hands and fingers are sensitive tools that can assess skin temperature, turgor, texture, and moisture, as well as vibrations within the body and shapes or structures within the body Percussion correct answers the act of striking one object against another to produce sound. Using the fingertips, tapping the body to produce vibrations and sound waves. Auscultation correct answers the act of listening with a stethoscope to sounds produced within the body. Performed using either the diaphragm or bell against the body part being assessed. Goiter correct answers enlargement of the thyroid Thyroiditis correct answers inflammation of the thyroid Weber's Test correct answers Hearing test; Measuring air conduction; Screening for equal hearing (laterally) by holding tuning fork on the middle of the midline vertex of pt's head or middle of forehead Rinne Test correct answers Hearing test; Measuring bone conduction; Counting the seconds until the pt no longer hears the tuning fork ringing against the pt's mastoid process, and once they no longer hear it, move to 1-2in from ear canal and ask again when they no longer hear it normal findings are a 2:1 ratio (2 for beside the ear canal and 1 the mastoid process) PERRLA correct answers Pupils are Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation Snellen Chart correct answers Assess visual activity by having pt stand 20 feet from the eye chart reading to the smallest line possible one line at a time with one eye covered ***higher the denominator, the worse the vision Jaundice correct answers Yellowing Conjunctiva correct answers Pink Eye Apnea correct answers temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep. "Sleep apnea"