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sencegofgcrepitus,gswelling,gandgpulsations?
a. Palpation
b. Inspection
c. Percussion
d. Auscultation
RAT:gPalpationgappliesgthegsensegofgtouchgtogassessgtexture,gtemperatur
e,gmoisture,gorganglocationgandgsize,gasgwellgasganygswelling,gvibrationgo
rgpulsation,grigiditygorgspasticity,gcrepitation,gpresencegofglumpsgorgmas
ses,gandgthegpresencegofgtendernessgorgpain.
• Thegnursegisgpreparinggtogusegangotoscopegforgangexamination.gWhichgstatemen
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regardinggthegotoscope?gThegotoscope:
a. Isgoftengusedgtogdirectglightgontogthegsinuses.
b. Usesgagshort,gbroadgspeculumgtoghelpgvisualizegthegear.
c. Isgusedgtogexaminegthegstructuresgofgtheginternalgear.
d. Directsglightgintogthegeargcanalgandgontogthegtympanicgmembrane.
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b. Rotatinggtheglensgselectorgdialgtogthegblackgnumbersgtogcompensategforgasti
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s.gItgcangcompensategforgnearsightednessgorgfarsightedness,gbutgitgwillgno
tgcorrectgforgastigmatism.gTheggridgisgusedgtogassessgsizegandglocationgofgl
esionsgongthegfundus.gTheglargegfullgspotgofglightgisgusedgtogassessgdilatedg
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egnursegtakegtogmakeghimgmoregcomfortable?
a. Appeargunhurriedgandgconfidentgwhengexaminingghim.
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ninggactions,gsuchgasgmeasuringgthegperson’sgvitalgsigns,gwillggraduallyga
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b. Handsgaregwashedgbeforegandgaftergeverygphysicalgpatientgencounter.
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a. Washingghands,gandgcontactinggthegphysician
b. Continuinggtogexaminegthegulceration,gandgthengwashingghands
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