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Assessments are derived from what 2 ways?  :-- Subjective and Objective data What is Subjective data?  :-- What patient says about themselves during health history. (symptoms) (something you can't see or feel) What is Objective data?  :-- Data you will acquire during assessment. (wh...

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Assessments are derived from what 2 ways?


 :-- Subjective and Objective data




What is Subjective data?


 :-- What patient says about themselves during health history. (symptoms) (something

you can't see or feel)




What is Objective data?


 :-- Data you will acquire during assessment. (what you can see, feel)




List the order skills are performed during a Physical Assessment.


 :-- 1- inspection

2- palpation

3- percussion

4- auscultation




Palpation applies sense of touch to assess what?


 :-- texture, temperature, moisture, organ location and size, swelling/pulsation, presence

of lumps/ massess, tenderness/pain




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When palpating what should you start with?


 :-- light palpation then deeper if needed




What is better than long continous palpation?


 :-- Intermittent Pressure




What is Percussion?


 :-- tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to assess underlying structures




What is Auscultation?


 :-- Listening to sounds produced by body




What are the two parts of a stethoscope and their function?


 :-- Diaphragm- round circle section used to hear a wider area of patient's body

Bell- smaller circle on back of diaphragm used to detect low-frequency sound diaphragm




What should you ensure during auscultation?


 :-- Patient is warm and comfortable and you NEVER listen over a patients clothes




What are the collecting 4 types of data?




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 :-- 1- complete total health database

2- focused or problem-centered database

3- follow-up data base

4- emergency data base




Define complete total health database


 :-- Complete health history/ full physical examination. Describes current and past health

state of pt




Define focused/ problem-centered database


 :-- Concerns mainly one problem or one body system.




Define follow-up database


 :-- Evaluation of already identified problem at regular intervals




Define emergency database


 :-- Data that is lifesaving, compiled accurately at a rapid pace




Define General Survey and what it assesses


 :-- A study of the wole person that covers general health state and any obvious physical

characteristics.

It assesses


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