ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 | 100% CORRECLTY ANSWERED
AND GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 GUIDE | REGIS
otoscope - CORRECT ANSWER-adult-up and back, peds- down and back, using
largest speculum that will fit comforably
tympanic membrane - CORRECT ANSWER-Cone of light R-5 l-7
EOM testing - CORRECT ANSWER-CN III, IV, VI
AP diameter of chest - CORRECT ANSWER-1:2 (AP less than transverse)
barrel chest - CORRECT ANSWER-COPD
Flat or Dull percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-effusion or pneumonia
normal resonant percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-healthy lung
,Hyperressonance (percussion) - CORRECT ANSWER-trapped air
crackles/rales - CORRECT ANSWER-high pitched, discontinuous
Wheezes - CORRECT ANSWER-high-pitched whistling or squeaking sounds
during inspiration or expiration
Order of Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-Inspection, Palpation, Percussion and
Auscultation. EXCEPT with abdomen
Comprehensive Health History - CORRECT ANSWER-chief complaint, reason for
visit, ROS, past medical and surgical history, social history and family history
Pediatric Body measurements - CORRECT ANSWER-length, height, weight, head
circumference fro birth to 36 months
Normal/Hypertension cut off - CORRECT ANSWER-<130 normal 140+
hypertension
Fontanel Closure - CORRECT ANSWER-posterior 1-2 months, anterior 9mo-
2years
Rhonchi - CORRECT ANSWER-snoring, rumbling sounds heard upon auscultation
of the chest during respiration-low pitched
, tactile fremitus - CORRECT ANSWER-• INCREASED FREMITUS
- Means there is liquid or solid inside the lungs (consolidation such as with
pneumonia)
- Remember Liquid or solid transmits vibrations better than air
• DECREASED FREMITUS
Means air trapping such as with emphysema or bronchial obstruction.
Bronchophony - CORRECT ANSWER-the spoken voice sound heard through the
stethoscope, which sounds soft, muffled, and indistinct over normal lung tissue,
clearer over disease
Egophony - CORRECT ANSWER-abnormal change in tone of voice that is heard
when auscultating the lungs EE-->AA
UE Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER-radial-thumb side, ulnar pinky side
Pulse grading - CORRECT ANSWER-0 absent
1+ weak
2+ normal
3+ increased
4+ bounding