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HealthAssessmentExam 2:St
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2021UPDATED
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8:
Wh
enp
erf
ormi
ngap
hys
ica
las
ses
sme
nt,
thef
ir
stt
ech
niqu
eth
enu
rsewi
l
lal
way
sus
eis
:
a
. Pa
lpa
tion
.
b
. I
nsp
ect
ion
.
c
. Pe
rcu
ssi
on.
d
. Au
scu
lta
tion
.
B
Th
esk
il
lsr
equ
isi
tef
ort
hep
hys
ica
lex
ami
nat
iona
rei
nsp
ect
ion
,pa
lpa
tion
,pe
rcu
ssi
on,
anda
usc
ult
ati
on.
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esk
il
lsa
rep
erf
orme
don
eatat
imea
ndi
nth
isor
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hth
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cep
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nal
a
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nt,
dur
ingwh
icha
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ake
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eas
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yst
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ake
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mea
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iel
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ris
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a
mou
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mat
ion
.
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ingt
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y s
ica
lasse
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chs
tat
eme
nti
str
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bou
tth
e
ph
ysic
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sme n
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ionphas
e:
a
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ual
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ttl
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for
mat
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.
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kest
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eve
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urp
ris
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b
. a
mou
ntofi
nfor
mat
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.
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ybes
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comf
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c
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ti
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r.
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tie
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efor
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oce
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th
p
alp
ati
on.
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ont
ake
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pri
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nfor
mat
ion.
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ti
al
ly
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e
ex
a mi
nermayfee
lunc
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tab
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s t
ari
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ta l
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o met
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f
ocusedass
essmenti
ssi
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edt
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sse
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.
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and
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narp
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nce
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iv
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, d
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lma
rsu
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and
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urf
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s
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hemos
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rat
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ari
ati
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lyi
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.
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rmi
ni
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ace
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psa
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l
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ri
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ati
on.
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esp
ons
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otu
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ulf
orp
alp
ati
on.
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setec
hni
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sesth
esens
eoft
ouc
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xtu
re,
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era
tur
e,
moist
ure,
andswe
ll
in
gwh e
nthen
urs
eisa
sse
ssi
ngapat
ie
nt?
a
. Pa
lpa
tion
b
. I
nsp
ect
ion
c
. Pe
rcu
ssi
on
d
. Au
scu
lta
tion
A
Palpa
tionusesthesenseoft
oucht
oa s
sesst
hepati
entf
orthe
sefa
ctors.
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pec
ti
on
i
n v
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sion;
percussi
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pabl
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e
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da uscul
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ing
.
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ent
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dome
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hou
ldt
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urs
e
pr
oceed
?
a
. Pal
pat
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ort
edl
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oide
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pat
ionint
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ain
.
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end
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ick
ly
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dan
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scomf
ortt
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t
hep
ati
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yex
per
ien
ce.
c
. Th
eas
ses
sme
ntb
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nswi
thd
eep
p
alp
ati
on,
whi
l
een
cou
rag
ingt
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ati
entt
o
r
ela
xan
dtot
aked
eepb
rea
ths
.
d
. Th
eas
ses
sme
ntb
egi
nswi
thl
i
ght
p
alp
ati
ont
ode
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tsu
rfa
cec
har
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eri
st
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s
a
ndtoac
cus
tomt
hep
ati
entt
obe
ing
t
ouc
hed
.
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L
igh
tpa
lpa
tioni
sin
iti
al
lyp
erf
orme
dtod
ete
cta
nys
urf
acec
har
act
eri
st
ic
san
dtoa
ccu
stomt
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p
ers
ont
obe
ingt
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hed
.Te
nde
rar
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hou
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epa
lpa
tedl
ast
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ir
st.
, Th
enu
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ldu
seb
ima
nua
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lpa
tiont
ech
niqu
einwh
ichs
it
uat
ion
?
a
. Pa
lpa
tin
gth
eth
ora
xofa
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fan
t
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