CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION CLINICAL REASONING QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED TO A+)

CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION/ CLINICAL REASONING
QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED TO A+)
ComponentsUofUaUcomprehensiveUadultUhealthUhistoryU-UcorrectUanswer-
1)UidentifyingUdataUandUsourceUofUtheUhistory;Ureliability

2)UchiefUcomplaint(s)

3)UpresentUillness

4)UpastUhistory

5)UfamilyUhistory

6)UpersonalUandUsocialUhistory

7)UreviewUofUsystems



InUtheUcomponentsUofUtheUadultUhealthUhistory,UnameUatUleastUfive(5)UitemsUthatUconstitutesUpersonalUan
dUsocialUhistoryU-UcorrectUanswer-
Answer:UeducationUlevel,Uoccupation,UfamilyUofUorigin,UcurrentUhousehold,UpersonalUinterest,UreligiousUaff
iliationUandUspiritualUbeliefs,UlifestyleUhabitsU(diet,Uexercise),Udrugs,UcigarettesUandUalcohol.



ComprehensiveUassessmentU-UcorrectUanswer-
ProvidesUfundamentalUandUpersonalizedUknowledgeUaboutUtheUpatient;UisUappropriateUforUnewUpatientsUi
nUtheUofficeUorUhospital



FocusedUassessmentU-UcorrectUanswer-
AddressesUfocusedUconcernsUorUsymptoms;UisUappropriateUforUestablishedUpatientsUespeciallyUduringUrou
tineUorUurgentUcareUvisits.



SubjectiveUdataU-UcorrectUanswer-
whatUtheUpatientUtellsUyou,UtheUhistory,UfromUchiefUcomplaint(s),UhistoryUofUpresentUillnessU(HPI)UandUrevi
ewUofUsystemsU(ROS).

, ObjectiveUdataU-UcorrectUanswer-
whatUyouUdetectUduringUtheUexamination;UallUphysicalUexaminationUfindingsUsuchUasUvitals,Uexam,UlabUtest
,UX-rays/Udiagnostics



ThreeU(3)UgeneralUconsiderationsUinU

organizingUyourUcomprehensiveUorUfocusedUexaminationU-UcorrectUanswer-
1)UMaximizeUtheUpatient'sUcomfort

2)UAvoidUunnecessaryUchangesUinUposition

3)UEnhanceUclinicalUefficiency



FourU(4)UcardinalUtechniquesUofUexaminationU-UcorrectUanswer-
Inspection,Upalpation,Upercussion,Uauscultation



PalpationU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminationUwhereinUaUtactileUpressureUfromUtheUpalmarUfingersUorUfingerUpadsU
toUassessUareasUofUskinUelevation,Udepression,Uwarmth,UorUtenderness,UlymphUnodes,Upulses,UcontoursUan
dUsizesUofUorgansUandUmasses,UandUcrepitusUinUtheUjoints.



AuscultationU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminingUaUpatientUthatUinvolvesUtheUuseUofUtheUstethoscopeUtoUdetectUtheUcha
racteristicUofUheart,Ulung,UandUbowelUsounds,UincludingUlocation,Utiming,Uduration,Upitch,UandUintensity.



InspectionU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminationUthatUinvolvesUaUcloseUobservationUofUtheUdetailsUofUtheUpatient'sUap
pearance,Ubehavior,UandUmovementUsuchUasUfacialUexpression,Umood,Ubody,UskinUconditionsUsuchUasUpete
chiae,UeyeUmovements,Ucolor,UsymmetryUofUchest,UedemaUandUgait.



PercussionU-UcorrectUanswer-
AUcardinalUtechniqueUofUexaminationUthatUutilizesUtheUstrikingUorUplexorUfinger,UusuallyUtheU3rd,UtoUdeliver
UrapidUtapUorUblowUagainstUtheUdistalUfinger.UThisUmovementUevokesUsoundUwaveUagainstUtheUsurface.UItUa

lsoUgeneratesUaUtactileUvibration.



TangentialUlightingU-UcorrectUanswer-
IsUtheUoptimalUtypeUofUlightingUuseUwhenUinspectingUstructuresUsuchUasUtheUjugularUvenousUpulse,UtheUthy