Term
|
Definition
onset, location, duration
character, aggravating/alleviating symptoms, relevant family history, treatment |
|
|
Term
| What are the techniques of Physical Examination? |
|
Definition
| IPPA- Inspect, Percuss, Palpate, Auscultate |
|
|
Term
| In what orde should an abdominal examination be done? Why? |
|
Definition
Inspect, Auscultate, Percuss, Palpate
Palpating can be sensitive and if the person if having an abdominal problem you don't want to further aggravate it before checking everything else |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How does skin change with age? |
|
Definition
| It becomes thinner, and less elastic |
|
|
Term
| What are the ABCDs of Malignant Melanoma |
|
Definition
| Assymetry, Border, Color, Diameter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| when the nails are concave instead of convex |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hypoxia due to lack of oxygen in the nails |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| yellowing of the skin due to a decrease of liver function and excess of bilrubin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| white or paleness of the skin due to lack a blood flow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Redness of the skin due to excess blood flow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Irregular white patches of skin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| elevated,firm,circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter (wart, elevated mole) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| flat, circumscribed, colored lesion (freckles) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| large portion of the skin with colored lesions (psoriasis) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| more elevated than a papule |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| fluid filled blister of the skin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| small dialated blood vessels near the surface of the skin or the mucous membranes, measuring between 0.5 and 1 millimeter in diameter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| little blod clots beneath the skin (intravascular defects, infection) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| elevated, circumscribed, superficial, filed with serous fluid (chicken pox) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an injury to a surface of the body caused by trauma, such as scratching, abrasion, or a chemical or thermal burn |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| red-purple nonblanchable discoloration of variable size (bruise) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pruritis uticaria (itching hives) on the skin commonly as a result of an allergy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pre-auricular, post auricular, submental,occipital, paratid, sunmadibular,deep cervical chain, supraclavicular |
|
|
Term
| What do you look for in the thyroid? |
|
Definition
| size, shape symmetry, tenderness, nodules |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| high blood flow through the thyroid |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| behind the uvula on either side of the throat |
|
|
Term
| How do you check for a gag reflux? |
|
Definition
| touch the tongue depressor to the back of the throat |
|
|
Term
| What cranial nerves are involved in gag reflex? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| parotid ducts; takes saliva from parotid gland into mouth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| under the tongue and above the top teeth in the back of the mouth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| On either side of the nose (maxillary), between the eyes (Sphenoid and Ethmoid Sinuses) and between the eyebrows (frontal sinuses) |
|
|
Term
| Where are the frontal sinuses? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where are the maxillary sinuses? |
|
Definition
| On either side of the nose |
|
|
Term
| Where are the Sphenoid and Ethmoid Sinuses? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Maxillary, Sphenoid, Ethmoid, and Frontal |
|
|
Term
| How do you examine sinuses? |
|
Definition
| Inspect and palpate, look for swelling, tenderness, and transillumination |
|
|
Term
| What does cranial nerve V and VII control? |
|
Definition
V: Trigeminal: sensation of face and chewing muscles
VII: Facial: Facial expressions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How do you check vision on a physical exam? |
|
Definition
| snellen or E chart, one eye at a time |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| You see letters from 20 feet away as is they are actually 20feet away, which is the standard for normal vision |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Test 6 Cardinal Fields of Gaze |
|
|
Term
| Which cranial nerves control the EOMS? |
|
Definition
III- oculomotor
IV- trochlear
VI- Abducens |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| disease caused by excessive UV light exposure |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| disease caused by too much ocular pressure due to aqueous fluid accumulation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| changes in sight due to aging |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a sty, infection of the eye |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| little bump, usually on the upper eyelid; a growth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| one eye lagging behind the other; a "lazy eye" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| oscillations when looking sideways; involuntary eye movement |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| eye bugles out due to hyperthyroidism |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| swelling or irritation of the eye, red blood vessels visible |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a cholesterol lesion around the eye |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| soft raised yellow plaque on the eye |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Pupil, Equal, Round, Reactive to light, and Accommodation |
|
|
Term
| How do you check peripheral vision? |
|
Definition
| bring hands from outside the person vision in until the patient can see the object |
|
|
Term
| Where are tears formed and drained from the eye? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How do you check hearing on a physical exam? |
|
Definition
| gross hearing test, whisper test, watch test |
|
|
Term
| How do you check the ear in an adult? A child? |
|
Definition
Adult: lift auricle up and back, slightly away
Child: pull back and down |
|
|
Term
| what cranial nerve is involved in hearing? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is Meniere's disease? |
|
Definition
| inner ear disorder associated with vertigo (dizziness), hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
3 small bones in the ear; smallest bone sin the body
Malleus, Incus, Stapes |
|
|
Term
| How should a normal tympanic membrane look? |
|
Definition
| pearly gray, cone sof light reflection visible, concave |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Dizziness caused by ear problems |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| effusion in middle ear; tympanic membrane is bulging; internal earache |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| swimmer's ear- external ear/ ear canal tender, discharge from outer ear |
|
|
Term
| Breast palpation techniques |
|
Definition
| wedge sections (spokes), circular, strips |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| arms at side, arms over head, hands at hips, hands at hips and leaning forwar |
|
|
Term
| What is the tail of spence? |
|
Definition
| extension of breast into axilla |
|
|
Term
| Where does breast cancer most often occur? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How do you describe and document a lump found in the breast? |
|
Definition
| location, size, shape, consistency, distincness, nipple, skin over lump, tenderness, lymphadenopathy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where are the axillary nodes? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a group of 12-15 sebaceous glands in the areola of the nipple; these secrete a small amount of milk and help to keep the skin healthy and the areola elastic |
|
|
Term
| When is the best time to do a self-breast exam? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| puckering of the skin; like the skin of an orange |
|
|
Term
| What is a supernumary nipple? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How long should listen in each quadrant, when auscultating the abdomen? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Where should you listen for bruits? |
|
Definition
Aorta, right/left renal artery, right/left illiac artery, right/left femoral artery
You will hear swooshing sound over an obstructed artery |
|
|
Term
| What sound is percussed over the liver vs. the stomach? |
|
Definition
liver: dull
stomach: tympany |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hyperactive bowel sounds, rushing sounds, often occurs with diarrheal illness |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| black feces that occur with gastrointestinal hemmorage |
|
|
