Physical Examination and Health AssessmentThis volume is geared toward BSN nursing students and practising nurses, and provides the information necessary to carry out holistic health assessment across the lifespan. |
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... percussion notes elicited . Percussion is used most frequently to assess the thorax and abdomen . Describe direct and indirect percussion . Direct percussion , most commonly used to assess the adult sinuses and thorax of an infant , is ...
... percussion notes elicited . Percussion is used most frequently to assess the thorax and abdomen . Describe direct and indirect percussion . Direct percussion , most commonly used to assess the adult sinuses and thorax of an infant , is ...
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... percussion is to : A. assess underlying tissue density . B. assess underlying tissue texture . C. assess underlying tissue consistency . D. assess underlying tissue turgor . Correct Answer : A Rationale : Percussion yields a sound that ...
... percussion is to : A. assess underlying tissue density . B. assess underlying tissue texture . C. assess underlying tissue consistency . D. assess underlying tissue turgor . Correct Answer : A Rationale : Percussion yields a sound that ...
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... percussion note in the LUQ at the MCL D. A tympanic percussion note in the umbilical region Correct Answer : D Rationale : Tympany should predominate in all four quadrants of the abdomen because air in the intestines rises to the ...
... percussion note in the LUQ at the MCL D. A tympanic percussion note in the umbilical region Correct Answer : D Rationale : Tympany should predominate in all four quadrants of the abdomen because air in the intestines rises to the ...
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Functional Health Patterns Potential Correlating Chapters | 6 |
Chapter | 7 |
Chapter | 9 |
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abdomen abnormal adult Analysis ANNOTATED LEARNING OBJECTIVES artery assessment Assign students auscultation behavior blood pressure body breast breath cancer cardiac cause cervical cervix changes chapter the student chest child client Cognitive Level Comprehension Correct Answer cranial nerve CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES cultural decreased Describe disease edema enlarged exam feel following statements function genitalia glands health care provider health history heart sounds Homan's sign identify increased individual infant infection Inspect intercostal space interview lesions loss lung lymph nodes lymphatic male medications mental status mental status examination muscle neck neurologic nipple normal finding nose nursing diagnosis nutritional nutritional assessment Obtain occurs otoscope pain palpation patient percussion PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST peripheral person practitioner pregnancy problems pulse Rationale reflex respiratory response risk sclera sensory skin stethoscope symptoms systolic THINKING EXERCISES Application tion tissue transcultural considerations vaginal venous vital signs Yes No Comments