Physical Assessment
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Which assessment technique involves listening with a stethoscope?

  • Percussion
  • Auscultation (correct)
  • Inspection
  • Palpation
  • What does palpation primarily assess?

  • Progress of a client
  • Texture, temperature, and moisture of the skin (correct)
  • Organ size and position
  • Presence of air, fluid, or solid masses
  • What does cyanosis refer to?

  • Poor turgor due to severe dehydration
  • Yellow color in oral mucous membranes
  • Lack of oxygen leading to bluish discoloration (correct)
  • Excessive accumulation of fluid in the interstitial space
  • What is the primary cause of localized edema?

    <p>Traumatic injury from accidents or surgery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lung sound is characterized by high-pitched crackling heard during the end of inspiration and not cleared by cough?

    <p>Fine crackles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which condition are low-pitched bubbling sounds heard early in inspiration and extending into the first part of expiration?

    <p>Coarse crackles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of wheeze is characterized by a high-pitched, musical sound heard more commonly during expiration and in narrowed airway diseases such as asthma?

    <p>Wheeze</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lung sound is low-pitched and sounds like snoring, primarily heard during expiration, and may be cleared by coughing?

    <p>Rhonchi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test is used to screen for conductive and sensorineural hearing loss using a 512 Hz tuning fork?

    <p>Rinne's and Weber's</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss in the Rinne's and Weber's test?

    <p>The sound lateralizes to the affected side in conductive hearing loss</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the pleural friction rub loudest when auscultated?

    <p>Over the lower anterolateral surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates a pulse deficit?

    <p>Difference between apical and radial pulse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which assessment technique involves the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, and moisture of the skin, as well as organ location and size?

    <p>Palpation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does poor turgor of the skin indicate?

    <p>Severe dehydration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of generalized edema (anasarca)?

    <p>Excessive fluid accumulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does auscultation primarily involve?

    <p>Listening with a stethoscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lung sound is characterized by low-pitched bubbling that starts early in inspiration and extends into the first part of expiration?

    <p>Coarse crackles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which condition are high-pitched crackling sounds heard during the end of inspiration and not cleared by cough?

    <p>Fine crackles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the pleural friction rub loudest when auscultated?

    <p>Over the lower anterolateral surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss in the Rinne's and Weber's test?

    <p>The sound lateralizes to the affected side in conductive hearing loss and to the contralateral side in sensorineural hearing loss.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does palpation primarily assess in the context of the provided text?

    <p>Edema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of localized edema according to the provided text?

    <p>Heart failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cyanosis refer to based on the provided text?

    <p>Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to decreased oxygen saturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates a pulse deficit according to the provided text?

    <p>Difference between apical and radial pulse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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