P.E. and Associated Documentation.
Describe the steps of physical assessment - correct-answers-IPPA;
inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
Describe the percussion sound and give an example: Tympanic -
correct-answers-Intensity: Loud
Pitch: High
Duration: Moderate
Quality: Drumlike
Example: gastric bubble
Describe the percussion sound and give an example: Hyperresonant -
correct-answers-Intensity: very loud
Pitch: Low
Duration: Long
Quality: Broomlike
Example: Emphysema lungs
Describe the percussion sound and give an example: Resonant -
correct-answers-Intensity: loud
Pitch: Low
Duration: Long
Quality: Hollow
Example: healthy lungs
Describe the percussion sound and give an example: Dull - correct-
answers-Intensity: soft to mod
Pitch: mod to high
Duration: moderate
Quality: thudlike
Example: over liver
Describe the percussion sound and give an example: Flat - correct-
answers-Intensity: soft