HEALTH ASSESSMENT D443 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Skin Turgor Test - Answers - pinch skin on the back of hand, abdomen, or chest under
collar bone (SUBCLAVICULAR AREA) between 2 fingers
Expected Outcome of Skin Turgor Test - Answers - snaps back almost immediately
Unexpected Outcome of Skin Turgor Test - Answers - takes longer than a couple of
seconds or tenting, this may indicate dehydration
Clubbed fingers - Answers - a symptom of disease often of the heart or lungs which
cause chronically low blood levels of oxygen
Where is S1 heard the loudest - Answers - at the Apex
Where is S2 heard the loudest - Answers - At the base
what part of the stethoscope do we listen for heart murmurs with - Answers - the bell
what is the other name for the apical pulse and where is it best heard - Answers - Point
of Maximal Impulse and best heard over apex of the heart
What is the apical pulse used for - Answers - to evaluate cardiac health and get an
accurate measurement of the heart rate.
What symptoms present with an asthma attack - Answers - wheezing, coughing, SOB,
retractions, use of accessory muscles, tight chest
what is asthma - Answers - a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may
produce extra mucus.
how to measure chest expansion - Answers - place hands on either side of patients
chest with thumbs touching in the midline level of the nipple and ask them to take a
deep breath in.
how to test egophony - Answers - move stethoscope through lung fields while patient
says "eee" the whole time
expected finding from egophony - Answers - as we auscultate hear "e" throughout lung
fields
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Skin Turgor Test - Answers - pinch skin on the back of hand, abdomen, or chest under
collar bone (SUBCLAVICULAR AREA) between 2 fingers
Expected Outcome of Skin Turgor Test - Answers - snaps back almost immediately
Unexpected Outcome of Skin Turgor Test - Answers - takes longer than a couple of
seconds or tenting, this may indicate dehydration
Clubbed fingers - Answers - a symptom of disease often of the heart or lungs which
cause chronically low blood levels of oxygen
Where is S1 heard the loudest - Answers - at the Apex
Where is S2 heard the loudest - Answers - At the base
what part of the stethoscope do we listen for heart murmurs with - Answers - the bell
what is the other name for the apical pulse and where is it best heard - Answers - Point
of Maximal Impulse and best heard over apex of the heart
What is the apical pulse used for - Answers - to evaluate cardiac health and get an
accurate measurement of the heart rate.
What symptoms present with an asthma attack - Answers - wheezing, coughing, SOB,
retractions, use of accessory muscles, tight chest
what is asthma - Answers - a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may
produce extra mucus.
how to measure chest expansion - Answers - place hands on either side of patients
chest with thumbs touching in the midline level of the nipple and ask them to take a
deep breath in.
how to test egophony - Answers - move stethoscope through lung fields while patient
says "eee" the whole time
expected finding from egophony - Answers - as we auscultate hear "e" throughout lung
fields
