Advanced Health Assessment Final Study Guide Rated A+

Do you listen for aortic, illiac, and femoral bruits? {Ans: Bell}Tinel's Sign {Ans: Tap on the Median Nerve}Tonsil Grades {Ans: }Vesicular Sounds {Ans: soft, low pitched. Heard through inspiration, continue without pause through expiration, and then fade away about one third of the way through expiration}Serous effusion of the ear {Ans: -Usually caused by viral URI or by sudden changes in atmospheric pressure as from flying or diving. Eustachian tube can't equalize the air pressure in middle ear and outside air. Air absorbed from middle ear into the bloodstream, and serous fluid accumulated there instead. -Symptoms: fullness and popping sensation in the ear, mild conduction hearing loss, ,and sometimes pain -Amber fluid behind the eardrum. Air bubbles can be seen, but not always}Pronator Drift {Ans: Stand with arms out, eyes closed, and hands supine -- watch for hands pronating.}