4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
MUW328 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\\GUARANTEED PASS \ GRADED A+
Terms in this set (306
1. introducing interview (introducing yourself and give
reason for interview; short and formal introduction
3 phases of the interview
process where you refer to patient by name)
2. working phase (involves gathering data and asking open ended
questions)
3. closing interview (asking if patient has questions and allows for
self expression)
at what age do you ask age 6
the child for subjective
data instead of the parent
what age is considered an under 1 year
infant
-collects subjective data health history
from the patient and
combines with objective
data from physical exam
-includes biographical data,
reason for seeking care,
present health or history of
present illness, past history,
medication reconciliation,
family history, review of
systems, functional
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,4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
assessment
-brief statement in the reason for seeking care
patient's own words about
why they are seeking care
-may be sign or symptom
-a type of objective sign
problem that is detected
by labs
subjective sensation that a symptom
person feels
P: provocative or palliative
(what brings it on) Q: quality
pneumonic that helps or quantity (how does it
answer some questions of a look)
patient's present health R: region or
radiation S:
severity scale
T: timing
U: understanding patient's perception of problem
-comparison of current list of medication reconciliation
medications with previous
list
-should be assessed at every
clinic visit or hospitalization
-ask about OTC,
nonprescription, herbal
meds
-very important to ensure
patient safety and
reduce med errors
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,4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
-concentrated watching inspection
-first done as a whole then
directed at each body
system
-begins upon first contact with
the patient during the
general survey
-always comes first in an
exam!!
-use of the sense of touch palpation
to determine texture,
temperature, moisture,
organ
location/size, swelling,
vibration/pulsation,
rigidity/spasticity,
crepitation, lumps/masses,
pain/tenderness
-palpate tender areas last
-start with light palpation and progress to deep
tips for palpation -avoid palpating over areas that could cause injury
-deep palpation may require bimanual palpation
-intermittent pressure is better than one long continuous
palpation
-the process of tapping on the percussion
skin to elicit certain sounds
-determines: location and size
of
underlying organs, density
of underlying
structures/organs, superficial
masses, pain, deep tendon
reflexes
-tapping directly on the body direct percussion
wall
-involves tapping on the other indirect percussion
hand over a body wall
percussion sound that is clear resonant
and hollow heard over
normal lung tissue
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, 4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
percussion sound that is hyperresonant
booming and normal in
child's lung over areas
of
increased air
percussion musical sound tympany
heard over an air filled cavity
like stomach or small intestine
percussion sound that is dull
muffled thud heard over
dense organs
percussion sound that is dead flat
stop of
sound and absolute dullness
heard over dense structures
-part of exam that involves auscultation
listening over a body area
-need to use stethoscope
-use the diaphragm to hear
high pitched sounds like
breath, bowel and normal
heart sounds
-use to bell to hear soft
low pitched sounds like
extra heart sounds or
murmur
-avoid room noise
-warm exam room
-warm stethoscope
tips for auscultation -friction on endpiece like from man's chest hair can
cause crackling sound that mimics crackles
-never listen through gown
-avoid breathing on or bumping tubing
-to obtain a complete health history and obtain subjective data
what is the goal of an -establish rapport
assessment interview? -teach health promotion
-teach regarding disease processes
/ 4/49
MUW328 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\\GUARANTEED PASS \ GRADED A+
Terms in this set (306
1. introducing interview (introducing yourself and give
reason for interview; short and formal introduction
3 phases of the interview
process where you refer to patient by name)
2. working phase (involves gathering data and asking open ended
questions)
3. closing interview (asking if patient has questions and allows for
self expression)
at what age do you ask age 6
the child for subjective
data instead of the parent
what age is considered an under 1 year
infant
-collects subjective data health history
from the patient and
combines with objective
data from physical exam
-includes biographical data,
reason for seeking care,
present health or history of
present illness, past history,
medication reconciliation,
family history, review of
systems, functional
/ 1/49
,4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
assessment
-brief statement in the reason for seeking care
patient's own words about
why they are seeking care
-may be sign or symptom
-a type of objective sign
problem that is detected
by labs
subjective sensation that a symptom
person feels
P: provocative or palliative
(what brings it on) Q: quality
pneumonic that helps or quantity (how does it
answer some questions of a look)
patient's present health R: region or
radiation S:
severity scale
T: timing
U: understanding patient's perception of problem
-comparison of current list of medication reconciliation
medications with previous
list
-should be assessed at every
clinic visit or hospitalization
-ask about OTC,
nonprescription, herbal
meds
-very important to ensure
patient safety and
reduce med errors
/ 2/49
,4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
-concentrated watching inspection
-first done as a whole then
directed at each body
system
-begins upon first contact with
the patient during the
general survey
-always comes first in an
exam!!
-use of the sense of touch palpation
to determine texture,
temperature, moisture,
organ
location/size, swelling,
vibration/pulsation,
rigidity/spasticity,
crepitation, lumps/masses,
pain/tenderness
-palpate tender areas last
-start with light palpation and progress to deep
tips for palpation -avoid palpating over areas that could cause injury
-deep palpation may require bimanual palpation
-intermittent pressure is better than one long continuous
palpation
-the process of tapping on the percussion
skin to elicit certain sounds
-determines: location and size
of
underlying organs, density
of underlying
structures/organs, superficial
masses, pain, deep tendon
reflexes
-tapping directly on the body direct percussion
wall
-involves tapping on the other indirect percussion
hand over a body wall
percussion sound that is clear resonant
and hollow heard over
normal lung tissue
/ 3/49
, 4/20/25, 9:40 AM MUW 328 Physical Assessment Test 1
percussion sound that is hyperresonant
booming and normal in
child's lung over areas
of
increased air
percussion musical sound tympany
heard over an air filled cavity
like stomach or small intestine
percussion sound that is dull
muffled thud heard over
dense organs
percussion sound that is dead flat
stop of
sound and absolute dullness
heard over dense structures
-part of exam that involves auscultation
listening over a body area
-need to use stethoscope
-use the diaphragm to hear
high pitched sounds like
breath, bowel and normal
heart sounds
-use to bell to hear soft
low pitched sounds like
extra heart sounds or
murmur
-avoid room noise
-warm exam room
-warm stethoscope
tips for auscultation -friction on endpiece like from man's chest hair can
cause crackling sound that mimics crackles
-never listen through gown
-avoid breathing on or bumping tubing
-to obtain a complete health history and obtain subjective data
what is the goal of an -establish rapport
assessment interview? -teach health promotion
-teach regarding disease processes
/ 4/49
