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Health Assessment
Chapter 25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adventitious breath sounds | abnormal breath sounds |
| auscultation | listening with a stethscope |
| bronchial sounds | high pitched harsh sounds. expiration long than inspiration |
| bronchialvesicular sounds | blowing sounds inspiration equal to expiration |
| bruits | |
| comphrehensive assessment | health history and completed physical history examination. |
| cyanosis | bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin due to inadequate oxygen |
| ecchymosis | collection of blood in subcutaneous layer causes purplish discoloration |
| edema | difficulut to lift the skin due to excessive fluid in the skin |
| emergency assessment | rapid focused assessment for fatal situation |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| focused assessment | assess a specific problem |
| jaundice | yellowish tint to skin or eyes |
| ongoing partial assessment | conducted at regular intervals ex.each hospital shift |
| pallor | paleness of skin due to inadequation blood circulation |
| palpation | assessing using sense of touch |
| percussion | striking one object against another to produce a sound |
| precordium | aortic,pulmonic,tricuspid,and apical areas for visible pulsation |
| turgor | fullness or elasticity of the skin |
| diaphoresis | excessive amount of perspiration |
| vesicular breath sounds | soft low pitched sounds. |
| ophthalmoscope | lighted instrument used to visualize the eyes |
| otoscope | lighted instrument used to examine ear and tympanic membrane |
| snellen chart | screening test for distant vision |
| nasal speculum | look inside the nose |
| vaginal speculum | to examine the vaginal canal and cervix |
| tuning fork | test auditory function and vibratory perception |
| percussion hammer | called reflex hammer and test deep tendon reflexes |
| inspection | observation in systematic manner |