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cccHealth Assessment
Question | Answer |
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What sounds do you hear with the Diaphram of the stethoscope? | High pitched sounds: breath, bowel and normal heart sounds. |
What sounds do you hear with the Bell of the stethoscope? | Soft, low pitched sounds: extra heart sounds (murmurs)and bruits (carotid artery) |
What is the usual sequence of a physical examination? | Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation. |
What does PERRLA stand for? | Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light and Accommodation. |
What is JVD? | Jugular Vein Distention |
What is the significance of a JVD? | Can be an indication of Heart Failure. Caused by Right Sided Heart Failure. |
Central cyanosis is an indication of what? | MI, low cardiac output, shock, CHF, COPD. |
Peripheral cyanosis is an indication of what? | PVD |
What is the significance of tracheal deviation? | Aortic aneurysm, tumor, thyroid enlargement, pneumothorax, atelectasis, pleural adhesions, fibrosis. |
What are the different lung sounds? | Fine Crackles (rales), Wheeze (rhonchi) Coarse Crackles, and Stridor. |
Fine Crackles | pneumonia, HF, Fibrosis, COPD, enphysema. |
Coarse Crackles | Pulmonary edema, pneumonia, pulmon |