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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... palpating over the four breast quadrants , palpate the nipple ( Fig . 15- 16 ) . Note any induration or subareolar mass . Use your thumb and forefinger to apply gentle pressure or a stripping action to the nipple . Starting at the ...
... palpating over the four breast quadrants , palpate the nipple ( Fig . 15- 16 ) . Note any induration or subareolar mass . Use your thumb and forefinger to apply gentle pressure or a stripping action to the nipple . Starting at the ...
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... Palpate : tactile fremitus , lumps , or tenderness . 3. Percuss lung fields . 4. Auscultate breath sounds . HEART 1. Ask the person to lean forward and exhale briefly ; auscultate cardiac base for any murmurs . UPPER EXTREMITIES 1. Test ...
... Palpate : tactile fremitus , lumps , or tenderness . 3. Percuss lung fields . 4. Auscultate breath sounds . HEART 1. Ask the person to lean forward and exhale briefly ; auscultate cardiac base for any murmurs . UPPER EXTREMITIES 1. Test ...
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... Palpate skin turgor . 4. Palpate lightly for muscle tone , liver , spleen tip , and bladder . 5. Palpate deeply for kidneys , any mass . 6. Palpate femoral pulses , inguinal lymph nodes . 7. Percuss all quadrants . Head and Face 1. Note ...
... Palpate skin turgor . 4. Palpate lightly for muscle tone , liver , spleen tip , and bladder . 5. Palpate deeply for kidneys , any mass . 6. Palpate femoral pulses , inguinal lymph nodes . 7. Percuss all quadrants . Head and Face 1. Note ...
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