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ECPI Health Assessment Quiz 1 with correct Answers
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ECPI Health Assessment Quiz 1Amplitude - Answers -How loud or soft a sound is
Duration - Answers -The length of time a note lingers
Ophthalmoscope - Answers -instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
Otoscope - Answers -instrument used for visual examination of the ear
Pitch - Answers -The number of vibrations per second of a note
Quality - Answers -A subjective difference in a sound as a result of the sounds
distinctive overtones
Define and describe the technique of the 4 physical examination skills: Inspection
palpation percussion auscultation - Answers -Inspection: Concentrated watching of the
patient as a whole and every body system. Inspection always comes first and must
compare left and right side of the body.
Palpation: assesses texture, temperature, moisture, organ location and size, swelling,
vibration, pulsation, rigidity, lumps, masses, tenderness, pain or crepitus. It is performed
with fingertips, grasping action, back of hands (temp), and base of fingers. Start with a
light palpation then go deeper.
Percussion: is tapping the persons skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying
structures. This helps depict location size and density of organ as well as superficial
masses.
Auscultation: listening to sounds produced by the body like lungs, bowel, heart and
blood vessels.
Describe the pitch, amplitude, quality, and duration of hyperresonance - Answers -
Louder, lower, booming, longer
Describe the pitch, amplitude, quality and duration of Tympany - Answers -Loud, high,
musical/drum like, sustained longest
Describe the pitch, amplitude, quality, and duration of Resonant - Answers -Medium-
loud, low, clear hollow, moderate
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