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s a significant clue of thoracic or abdominal malignancy




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If a patient isn't giving you the answers
Supraclavicular node of the left
1 you're looking for, what's the best way 2
(Virchow node)

, to get it?


3 Auscultation 4 Inspection



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If a patient isn't giving you the answers Direct questions/qualifier questions
you're looking for, what's the best way
to get it?


What are good ways to ask a patient Open ended questions
their story?


Cultural sensitivity: purpose, reason it Looking at others' lifestyles. Understanding beliefs.
is important, how culture may impact Ask questions.
aspects of an exam of emotional
health.


The steps of assessment inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation;


Inspection It is the process of observation. Your eyes and nose
are sensitive tools for gathering data. Observe gait
and stance and ease of movement.


Inspection includes Color, moisture, odor, Hygiene, Clothes, making eye
contact?


Palpation Involves the use of hands and fingers to gather info
through the sense of touch.


When palpating use ulnar surface for detecting vibration

, Patient position for palpating Stand to the patients right side and have them lay in
abdominal organs? the supine position. Use palmar surface of hand.


Percussion involves striking one object against another to
produce vibrations and subsequent sound waves.
Fingers function as a hammer. Sound waves are heard
as percussion tones (called resonance).


Percussion tone and density? The denser the item percussed the quieter the
percussion


-Tympany, hyperresonance, Tympany is the loudest and flatness is the quietest.
resonance, dullness, flatness


Auscultation Listening to sounds, Stethoscope


Auscultation should be performed last abdominal exams
except in...


Otoscope: Provides illumination for examining the external
auditory canal and the tympanic membrane.




The pneumatic attachment for the evaluate the fluctuating capacity of the tympanic
otoscope is used to membrane

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