HA- CH 5 Matching
| the act of listening sounds within the body |
| refers to a visual exam of body, including body movement and posture |
| involves the striking of a finger or hand directly against a pt body |
| position used to assess head, neck, anterior thorax and lungs, breasts, axillae, heart, abdomen |
| a loud, high-pitched sound heard over abdomen |
| involves the use of the nurses hands tp feel texture, size, shape, consistency, and location |
| what is the percussion tones of the bones and muscles? |
| tone- flat....intensity-soft...pitch-high...duration-short...quality-extremely dull |
| what is the percussion tones of the stomach and gas bubbles in intestines? |
| tone-tympanic...intensity-loud...pitch-high...duration-medium...quality-drumlike |
| position to assess head, neck, anterior thorax and lungs, breasts, axillae, heart, abdomen, extremities, pulses |
| position used to assess head, neck, back, thorax, lungs, breasts, axillae, heart, vital signs, and upper extemities |
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