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REVIEW Physical exam questions
35 cards·by crystaleaves72
do any pt complaints belong in the PE
no
if a pt says their abd feels very painful can you auto. document abd tenderness in the pe?
why/why not?
no, subjective vs objective
what does PERRL stand for?
pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light
what does AT/NC mean?
atraumatic/normocephalic
what does NAD stand for?
no acute distress/disease
if a pt has a pale conjunctiva what does that indicate?
anemia
what is scleral icterus and what does it indicate?
yellowing of the eyes, indicates liver failure
name an instrument a physician may use to closely investigate the eyes
slit lamp, woods lamp, ophthalmoscope
in which body system would you document TM erythema and bulging?
ears
what is the medical term for a nostril?
naris (both nostrils is nares)
what would dry mucous membranes indicate
dehydration
why is midline bony tenderness worse than paraspinal tenderness?
b. tend. points towards a spinal fracture and spinal cord injury. para. tend. points toward a
muscle sprain/strain
if you saw RRR written in the cardiac exam what do you think it might mean
regular rate and rhythm
name that rhythm that the physician would hear if the pt was in a fib
irregularly irregular rhythm
name two peritoneal signs in the abd exam
guarding, rebound, tenderness, rigidity
what abd sign is indicative of cholecystitis
murphy's sign
if the dr takes 1 finger and presses in a specific spot in the RLQ what is the name of the finding
they're investigating
mcburney's point tenderness
what would a guaiac positive stool sample diagnose
GI bleed
what phrase do you have to document in the GU exam for every F pelvic exam perf. by M physician
female chaperone present
what is bony tenderness a sign of?
bone deformity, fracture, injury
what is a CVA tenderness
flank tenderness, tenderness over the kidneys
what is fluctuance a sign of
abscess
what procedure is assoc. with laceration?
laceration repair, sutures
what does a mean?
alert and oriented to person, place, and time
what section of the neuro exam would you document normal finger-nose-finger test? and normal
heel to shin
cerebellar/coordination
what does DTR stand for
deep tendon reflex
point to the general area of your body that cranial nerves control
face
in the neuro exam what does normal gait mean
walking normally
in the psych exam what do SI and HI stand ofr?
suidical and homicidal ideations
is the glasgow coma scale GCS assoc with trauma pts or medical pts
trauma
what does TTP mean
tender to palpation
a mother states her child has been extremely tired and drowsy recently. based on that can yo udo
lethargic in the PE?
no
spell the medical term for hives
urticaria
what is the medical term for swollen lymph nodes
lymphadenopathy
if you doc there is right pronator drift in the neuro exam can you also doc no foal neuro deficits
no, contradiction