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Advanced Health Assessment. The P.E. and Associated Documentation. Which surface of the hand to use for assessing temperature - correct-answers-dorsal (back) of hand  Which surface of the hand to use for assessing vibrations - correct-answers-ulnar surfaces of hands and fingers  Which surface of the hand to use for assessing qualities of a mass - correct-answers-palm surface of fingers and finger pads (not fingertips)  Bell of stethoscope detects which sounds - correct-answers-low pitched sounds with light pressure high pitched sounds with firm pressure  Diaphragm of stethoscope detects which sounds - correct-answers-high pitched sounds such as 2nd heart sound  What does it test: ophthalmoscope - correct-answers-eyes  What does it test: Snellen chart - correct-answers-vision from a far distance  What does it test: Rosenbaum - correct-answers-vision from close up (E, X, O)

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Advanced Health Assessment. The
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

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