NUFT 204 TOP Questions& Answers 2024

Inspection - the process of performing deliberate, purposeful, observations in a systematic manner Palpation - 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 - the act of striking one object against another to produce sound. Using the fingertips, tapping the body to produce vibrations and sound waves. Auscultation - 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 - enlargement of the thyroid Thyroiditis - inflammation of the thyroid Weber's Test - 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