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NUR-634 ADVANCED PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|NEW AND REVISED
SubjectivemDatam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
symptomsmfrommthemclient'smpointmofmviewmandminclude:mfeelings,mperceptions,mandmconcerns

-whatmthempatientmtellsmyou



ObjectivemDatam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
whatmthemhealthmprofessionalmobservesmbyminspecting,mpalpating,mpercussing,mandmauscultatingm
duringmthemphysicalmexamination

-observedmsigns



Assessmentm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
themclinicalmreasoningmprocessmthatminterpretsmthempatient'smhistorymandmphysicalmexamination,ms
inglesmoutmidentifiedmproblems,mandmmovementmfrommeachmproblemsmtomitsmactionmplan



Planm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
incorporatesmpatientmeducation,mchangesminmmedications,mneededmtests,mreferralsmtomothermclinic
ians,mandmreturnmvisitsmformcounselingmandmsupport

-
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petingmresponsibilities,mandmfamilymstruggles/dynamics

, Percussionm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
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ucedmbymtappingmthemsurfacemwithmthemfingers

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essmreplacesmresonancemwhenmfluidmormsolidmtissuemreplacesmair-
containingmlungmtissues,msuchmasmoccursmwithmpneumonia,mpleuralmeffusions,mormtumors.

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mheardmwhenmpercussingmthemchestsmofmchildrenmandmverymthinmadults.mHyperresonantmsoundsmm


aymalsombemheardmwhenmpercussingmlungsmhyperinflatedmwithmair,msuchmasmmaymoccurminmpatients
mwithmCOPD,mormpatientsmhavingmanmacutemasthmaticmattack.mAnmareamofmhyperresonancemonmone


msidemofmthemchestmmaymindicatemampneumothorax.



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mach,mbutmismnotmamnormalmchestmsound.mTympanicmsoundsmheardmovermthemchestmindicatemexce
ssivemairminmthemchest,msuchmasmmaymoccurmwithmpneumothorax.



AttributesmofmamSymptomm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-sevenmattributes

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-onset,mprovocative/palliative,mquality,mregion/radiation,mseverity,mtiming



TalkativemChallengingmPatientmInterventionm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-givem5-
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