NURS 3340 Health Assessment
UTMB MENDEZ module 2
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Describe the use of Inspection as a physical examination technique - ANSWER-
Seeing patient from head to toe without even touching them.
(Posture, wounds, skin color, facial expressions, hygiene, swelling)
Describe the use of Palpation as a physical examination techinque - ANSWER-Use
it to touch the patient, but lightly
Physical examination is done in what order?
A. inspection, percussion, auscultation, palpation
B. inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
C. auscultation, inspection percussion, palpation - ANSWER-B. inspection,
palpation, percussion, auscultation
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, What is Auscultation? - ANSWER-listening to the sounds produced by the body
What is Percussion? - ANSWER-Tapping person's skin with short, sharp strokes
to assess underlying structures.
- maps out the location and size of an organ.
- signals the density of a structure by a characteristic note
- Detecting a superficial abnormal mass
- eliciting pain if underlying structure is inflamed
Differentiate between light, deep, and bimanual palpation. - ANSWER-Light:
fingertips - use for fine tactile disrimination of skin texture, swelling, pulsation,
determining presence of limps
Deep: Grasping action of the fingers and thumb - used to detect the position,
shape, and consistency of an organ or mass.
Bimanual: Bi- two, man- hand; use of two hands to capture certain body parts or
organs such as kidneys, uterus, or adnexa (the parts adjoining an organ)
Describe the use of percussion as a physical examination technique. - ANSWER-
Tapping person's skin with short, sharp, strokes to assess underlying structure.
Most convenient if you don't have an x-ray machine
Describe direct and indirect percussion. - ANSWER-when striking hand has direct
contact with the body
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UTMB MENDEZ module 2
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Describe the use of Inspection as a physical examination technique - ANSWER-
Seeing patient from head to toe without even touching them.
(Posture, wounds, skin color, facial expressions, hygiene, swelling)
Describe the use of Palpation as a physical examination techinque - ANSWER-Use
it to touch the patient, but lightly
Physical examination is done in what order?
A. inspection, percussion, auscultation, palpation
B. inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
C. auscultation, inspection percussion, palpation - ANSWER-B. inspection,
palpation, percussion, auscultation
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, What is Auscultation? - ANSWER-listening to the sounds produced by the body
What is Percussion? - ANSWER-Tapping person's skin with short, sharp strokes
to assess underlying structures.
- maps out the location and size of an organ.
- signals the density of a structure by a characteristic note
- Detecting a superficial abnormal mass
- eliciting pain if underlying structure is inflamed
Differentiate between light, deep, and bimanual palpation. - ANSWER-Light:
fingertips - use for fine tactile disrimination of skin texture, swelling, pulsation,
determining presence of limps
Deep: Grasping action of the fingers and thumb - used to detect the position,
shape, and consistency of an organ or mass.
Bimanual: Bi- two, man- hand; use of two hands to capture certain body parts or
organs such as kidneys, uterus, or adnexa (the parts adjoining an organ)
Describe the use of percussion as a physical examination technique. - ANSWER-
Tapping person's skin with short, sharp, strokes to assess underlying structure.
Most convenient if you don't have an x-ray machine
Describe direct and indirect percussion. - ANSWER-when striking hand has direct
contact with the body
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