Nr-509 Advanced Physical Assessment Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Objective data {Ans: includes the physical examination findings or signs observed. All physical examinations, laboratory information, and test data}Percussion Technique {Ans: Hyperextend the middle finger of your left hand, known as the pleximeter finger. Press its distal inter-phalangeal joint firmly on the lung surface; With a quick, sharp but relaxed wrist motion, strike the pleximeter finger with the right middle finger, called the plexor finger}Tender nodes suggest _______; hard or fixed nodes suggest ___________. {Ans: inflammation; malignancy}Clinical Encounters {Ans: should be both provider-centered and client-centered.}A 70-year-old man complains of double vision. Which of the following associated symptoms or signs would be worrying about an underlying neurological problem (as opposed to pathology in the eye)? {Ans: Rationale: Paralysis or weakness of extraocular muscles suggests a possible brainstem or cerebellar lesion.}Means the tonsils are absent or have been removed. {Ans: Grade 0}Retinal examination for glaucoma reveals: {Ans: pallor and increasing size of the optic cup, which can enlarge to more than half the diameter of the optic disc}Percussion of Heart Borders {Ans: -performed in 3rd, 4th, 5th of ICS -dullness should be produced -this is a technique for assessing cardiomegaly}Goiters can be: {Ans: