ECPI Health Assessment Quiz 1 Exam
Questions And Answers
Define and describe the technique of the 4 physical examination skills: Inspection palpation
percussion auscultation Inspection: Concentrated watching of the patient as a whole and
every body system. Inspection always comes first and must compare left and right side of the
body.
Palpation: assesses texture, temperature, moisture, organ location and size, swelling, vibration,
pulsation, rigidity, lumps, masses, tenderness, pain or crepitus. It is performed with fingertips,
grasping action, back of hands (temp), and base of fingers. Start with a light palpation then go
deeper.
Percussion: is tapping the persons skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying structures.
This helps depict location size and density of organ as well as superficial masses.
Auscultation: listening to sounds produced by the body like lungs, bowel, heart and blood
vessels.
Describe the pitch, amplitude, quality, and duration of hyperresonance Louder, lower,
booming, longer
Questions And Answers
Define and describe the technique of the 4 physical examination skills: Inspection palpation
percussion auscultation Inspection: Concentrated watching of the patient as a whole and
every body system. Inspection always comes first and must compare left and right side of the
body.
Palpation: assesses texture, temperature, moisture, organ location and size, swelling, vibration,
pulsation, rigidity, lumps, masses, tenderness, pain or crepitus. It is performed with fingertips,
grasping action, back of hands (temp), and base of fingers. Start with a light palpation then go
deeper.
Percussion: is tapping the persons skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying structures.
This helps depict location size and density of organ as well as superficial masses.
Auscultation: listening to sounds produced by the body like lungs, bowel, heart and blood
vessels.
Describe the pitch, amplitude, quality, and duration of hyperresonance Louder, lower,
booming, longer
