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NUR 125 exam1

NUR 125 exam 1

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if you can palpate pain in chest its... not cardiac
used to determine density of tissue, resonance over air filled lung tissue percussion
hear air movement through tracheobronchial tree. always against skin auscultation
lung sound heard over lung periphery, air moving in small airways, soft breezy, low pitched inpiratory, normal vesicular
heard between scapula posterior, anterior over bronchoiles to sternum at 1&2 intercostal spaces, air moving through larger airways, more blowing, medium pitch inspiration=expiration, normal bronchovesicular
loud high pitched and hollow, expiration > inspiration, normal in trachea; abnormal in lung fields bronchial sounds
added sounds over normal breath sounds, crackle, wheeze, adventitious sounds
deep breath/cough before auscultation, pt turn head away to take deep breaths
resp rate 16, regular and nono labored, symmetrical chest expansion AP,transverse diameter, breath sounds clear to auscultation, apex to base
base of hear is up
part of heart that is down, touches anterior chest wall at 4-5 ics medial to l mcl apex of heart
place where heart beat can be examined with inspection and palpation, left MCL at 4-5 ICS point of maximal impulse
first heart sound caused by closure of AV valves (mitral/tricuspid) beginning of systole, ventricle contractions S1 lub at apex
second heart sound, caused by closure of semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonic), beginning of diastole (filling) S2 dub at base
listening posts: aortic 2nd ICS R sternal border
Pulmonic 2nd ICS L sternal border
Erbs point 3rd ICS L sternum
Tricuspid 4th ICS L sternum
Mitral 5th ICS L of sternum, 1/2 to MCL
to auscultate pts heart sounds pt needs to be in what position semi fowlers
for S1 and S2 sounds use what of stethoscope diaphram press firm
Use what of stethoscope to hear extra sounds between S1 and S2 bell press lighly
lack of hair on lower extremities means lack of blood supply
best time for self breast exam 4-7 days after menses
breast cancer lesions are hard, fixed, nontender and irregular in shape
fibrocystic breast disease is benign, lumpy, painful breasts during menses, cysts are soft, well differentiated and movable
visual acuity nerves CN II
extraocular movement CN II, IV, VI
blink reflex CN V
PERRLA CN III
hearing acuity CN VIII
CN V trigeminal
CN VII facial
periferal vision CN II
uvula rises CN X
tongue CN XII
muscle strength and neck should muscles CN XI
to hear high pitched sounds diaphragm
hear low pitched sounds bell
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