NSG 525 EXAM 1 CONTENT OUTLINE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Direct percussion
involves striking a finger or hand directly against the patient's
body
(use of touch and hearing- tapping produces a vibration deep in
body tissue, with subsequent sound waves.)
Five percussion tones
1. Tympany: loud, high-pitched sound heard over abdomen
2. Resonance: heard over normal lung tissue
3. Hyperresonance: heard in overinflated lungs, as in
emphysema
4. Dullness: heard over liver
5. Flatness: heard over bones and muscle
Tympany
loud, high-pitched sound heard over abdomen
Resonance
heard over normal lung tissue
Hyperresonance
heard in overinflated lungs, as in emphysema
Dullness
heard over liver
, Flatness
heard over bones and muscle
Auscultation
Listening;. Nurses commonly use a stethoscope to facilitate
auscultation.
Stethoscope diaphragm is used for
high pitched sounds (breath, bowel, normal heart sounds)
Stethoscope bell is used for
low pitch sounds (such as extra heart sounds or vascular sounds
(bruit). press gently
Snellen chart
used to measure visual acuity. 20/20 is normal
E-chart
a tool used to test visual acuity, especially useful for patients
who cannot read or speak english
ophthalmoscope
instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
penlight
-Provides a focused light source to facilitate inspection.
-Used to illuminate inside of mouth or nose, highlight a lesion,
or evaluate pupillary constriction
tangential lighting
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Direct percussion
involves striking a finger or hand directly against the patient's
body
(use of touch and hearing- tapping produces a vibration deep in
body tissue, with subsequent sound waves.)
Five percussion tones
1. Tympany: loud, high-pitched sound heard over abdomen
2. Resonance: heard over normal lung tissue
3. Hyperresonance: heard in overinflated lungs, as in
emphysema
4. Dullness: heard over liver
5. Flatness: heard over bones and muscle
Tympany
loud, high-pitched sound heard over abdomen
Resonance
heard over normal lung tissue
Hyperresonance
heard in overinflated lungs, as in emphysema
Dullness
heard over liver
, Flatness
heard over bones and muscle
Auscultation
Listening;. Nurses commonly use a stethoscope to facilitate
auscultation.
Stethoscope diaphragm is used for
high pitched sounds (breath, bowel, normal heart sounds)
Stethoscope bell is used for
low pitch sounds (such as extra heart sounds or vascular sounds
(bruit). press gently
Snellen chart
used to measure visual acuity. 20/20 is normal
E-chart
a tool used to test visual acuity, especially useful for patients
who cannot read or speak english
ophthalmoscope
instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
penlight
-Provides a focused light source to facilitate inspection.
-Used to illuminate inside of mouth or nose, highlight a lesion,
or evaluate pupillary constriction
tangential lighting
