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Head to Toe

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Head Inspection   Hair distribution, shape/contour of skull  
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Head Palpate   Hair, skull for lumps/bumps/depressions occiput moving down to face, look for symmetry, involuntary facial mvmts, lesions, scarring  
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Head Palpate (cont)   temporal pulse/artery, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) - open/close, max/frontal sinus - pressure/pain  
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Eye Inspection   eyebrows/eyelashes - symmetry, sclera - white, no yellow, jaundice, Conjunctivae - pull down lower lid, pink, clear  
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Opthalmascope Exam   Obliquely - look at lens for foreign bodies/symm/color diff. Look for reflex in pupil - symm. Light across pupils - PERRLA with direct and consensual - both constrict and individually  
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Fundoscopic Exam   Set dial to '0" (adjust if blurry). Come in at angle L to L, R to R. Look for red reflex which is light shining in pupil, move and adjust. See blood vessels. optic disc, move nasal to see macula & filvia  
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Visual Field   Confrontation testing (CNII) - peripheral, post/sup view. Cardinal Views of gaze (6) - test EOM (CN 3,4,6). Convergence Test - 5cm-15cm move finger to bridge of nose- look for constriction too. Near Test - look at finger, then object far. Constrict w/ near  
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Ear Inspection   Placement, s/s infection/inflam, drainage, damage. Tug test - pull pinna back/down, auricle too, check b4 scope for tenderness. Whisper test - occl ear, whister "apple", pt repeat  
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Otoscope   Adult - pinna up/back. Child - pinna down/back. Look at TM, bony prominence malleus/umbo, light reflex. Look for inf/redness/bulging  
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Tuning Fork Weber Test & Rhinne Test   Weber - for conduciton of ear/lateralization. Strike, top of crown - which ear feel/hear (should be both). Rhinne - AC> BC, strike, back of ear lobe - ask when no longer hear, then place front of ear - should hear vibration.  
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Nose inspection   symm (CN 7), ala for deformities. Shine light look for polyps, abn discharge, mucosa, turbinates, septum for deviation  
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Mouth Inspection   cracks, sores, lesions. Shine light in mouth, tongue out "Ahh" - view tonsils, pillars, uvula (rise, midline), hard/soft palate, dentition, mucosa. Test gag (CN 9, 10)  
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Mouth Palpate   Gloves: feel mucosa for masses, under tongue, submandibular/sublingual glands/ducts  
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Neck Inspection   trachea alignment, no masses/lesions, torticollus (twisting of head)  
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Neck Palpation   Lymph nodes - pea size or + (mobile/nontender), pre/post auricular (front/back ear), tonsilar, submandibular, submental, ant/post cervical (front neck), deep clavicle (turn head push into sternoclidoid muscle), supra/infraclavicular (above/below), occipital (behind neck)  
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Neck Palpation (cont)   Trachea Ant thyroid (displace to one side, midline) Posterior thyroid: hands below isthmus, cricoid. Pt swallow (should rise, smooth) no masses, enlarged  
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Neck Palpate (cont)   ROM/muscle strength - head forward/back, side/side, shoulder shrug (CN 2) against resistance Listen for bruit first - Carotid pulse. Palpate (never both at same time)  
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Chest Inspection   Anterior - skin, breathing rate, effort, symm, intercostal muscle use  
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Chest Palpation   Ant - crepitus, tactile fremitus - "99" side/side, feel vibrations Post - spinous processes, symmetric expansion, tactile fremitus  
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Chest Percussion   Post - apices to bases, side/side, resonance, no hyperresonance/dull Diaphragmatic Excursion: observe insp/exp diaphragm, Pt inhale & hold - percuss down til snd change. Mark. Pt exhale & hold - percuss from spot down to change to dull. Mark. Do other side. Equal is 3-5cm. Abn can mean fluid or atelectasis of LL.  
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Chest Auscultation   Post - (diaphragm) start above clavicle , side/side to rib 6. Mostly lower lobe and vesicular. Bronchophony: "99" (consolidation=clr/distinct) Egophony: "eee" (consol. = "AAA") Whispered Pectoriloquy: "1,2,3" (distinct/clr)  
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Chest Auscultation (cont)   Ant - supraclavicular area down to 6th rib, side/side & full respiration, BV - near sternum, V - lung fields,  
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Upper Extremities Inspection   ROM/strength - hands(cap refills)/arms/shoulders [Pt lay down flat] Stand on right, pt turn head to left, jugular venous pressure (JVP) - find highest pulsating point  
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Upper Extremities Palpation   Carotid pulses - 1 side at a time, Listen for bruits(bell & diaphragm), feel for thrills. Radial Pulses, brachial pulses  
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Cardio Inspection   precordium for vent pulsations (if see Point of maximal inpulse PMI @ 5th ICS midclavicular)  
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Cardio Palpation   Start at sternal border @ 2nd ICS, move to L 2nd ICS, then down 3rd, 4th, 5th ICS. (feel for thrills, heaves, lifts/pulsations)  
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Cardio Markers   1. Aortic area: R sternal border, 2nd ICS 2. Pulmonic: L 2nd ICS 3. Erb's Point: 3rd, 4th, 5th, ICS Tricuspid: sternal border 5th ICS 4. Mitral (PMI, apex): 5th ICS midclavicular  
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Cardio Auscultation   Diaphragm then Bell 1-5 [Pt Sit Up] or [Decubitus or Left lateral position] L Erb's Point [Pt lean forward] L 2nd ICS for murmurs  
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Peripheral Vascular Inspection   [Pt supine] abdomen for aortic pulsations  
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Peripheral Vascular Auscultate   for bruits Bell/Diaphragm - above umbilicus  
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Peripheral Vascular Palpate   above umbilicus - then separate to feel iliac, renal, femoral pulses  
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Abdomen Inspection   [Pt flex knees to relax abd muscles] Inspect skin, contour, peristalsis, pulsation of aorta, distension, massess, hernias (raise head)  
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Abd Auscultation   Diaphragm, all 4 quadrants (5 min. for "absent") Bell - aorta for bruits  
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Abd Percussion   Percuss 4 quadrants, then percuss for size of liver, should be bn 6-12cm  
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Abd Palpation   4 quads lightly/deeply. then palpate for liver, spleen, L/R kidneys, aorta [Pt take in deep breath]  
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Abd palpation   Femoral pulses and hernia and nodes. Auscultate for femoral bruits.  
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Lower Extremities Inspection   symmetry, hair distribution, warmth, lesions, redness, swelling, hair on calves/toes (none = bad), varicose veins, between toes  
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Lower Ext Palpation   Edema, popliteal (use both hands), dorsalis pedis (ant foot), post tibialis (medial malleolus) Holman Sign - flexion of foot + squeeze calf for pain, Babinski sign, coord/sensa, ROM hips/knees/ankles/ft [SIT ON SIDE AND DANGLE LEGS]  
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Neuro   (hammer) tendon reflexes: biceps/tri/brachioradialis, patellar, achilles  
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Neuro (cont)   MEND - finger to nose, count fingers, sens [STAND/WALK]  
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Neuro (cont)   Walk, walk on tiptoes, Romberg, knee bends, touch toes, inspect spine, stabilize pelvis, ROM hyperextends, rotates, laterally bends  
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