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PC716 Midterm Exam (questions and answers)
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Close observation of the patient's appearance,
behavior, movement, physical condition and
symmetry is?
Inspection (also known as the first cardinal exam
skill for each system)
Tactile pressure frm fingers of fingerpads to assess
oulsations and structures uder the skin's surface
and assessing for tenderness
Palpation
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Use of striking the finger to deliver a rapid tap
against the finger aid against the surface of the
patient's body
Percussion
*purpose: determination of what the provider
hears
Use of the diaphragm and bell of the stethoscope
to detect characteristics of heart, lung, and
abdomen
Auscultation
Distal
toward the feet
Proximal
Closer to the trunk
Where do you palpate the epitrochlear nodes?
3cm above the medial epicondyle
epitrochlear nodes
2 Point discrimination is performed
on the upper extremities only
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