NUFT 204 FINAL Exam Questions and Answers| New Update with 100% Correct Answers
Inspection the process of performing deliberate, purposeful, observations in a systematic
manner
Palpation using the sense of touch, the hands and fingers are sensitive tools that can assess
skin temperature, turgor, texture, and moisture, as well as vibrations within the body and
shapes or structures within the body
Percussion the act of striking one object against another to produce sound. Using the
fingertips, tapping the body to produce vibrations and sound waves.
Auscultation the act of listening with a stethoscope to sounds produced within the body.
Performed using either the diaphragm or bell against the body part being assessed.
Goiter enlargement of the thyroid
Thyroiditis inflammation of the thyroid
Weber's Test Hearing test; Measuring air conduction; Screening for equal hearing (laterally)
by holding tuning fork on the middle of the midline vertex of pt's head or middle of forehead
Rinne Test Hearing test; Measuring bone conduction;
Counting the seconds until the pt no longer hears the tuning fork ringing against the pt's
mastoid process, and once they no longer hear it, move to 1-2in from ear canal and ask again
when they no longer hear it
normal findings are a 2:1 ratio
(2 for beside the ear canal and 1 the mastoid process)
PERRLA Pupils are
,Equal,
Round,
Reactive to
Light and
Accommodation
Snellen Chart Assess visual activity by having pt stand 20 feet from the eye chart reading to
the smallest line possible one line at a time with one eye covered
***higher the denominator, the worse the vision
Jaundice Yellowing
Conjunctiva Pink Eye
Apnea temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep. "Sleep apnea"
Tachypnea abnormal rapidly breathing.
Bradypnea refers to an abnormally slow breathing rate
Eupnea normal respiration
Bronchial (tracheal) Breath Sounds Usually heard in areas of the trachea and larynx;
Loud, high pitched sound, Expiratory sounds > Inspiratory sounds, Heard next to manubrium of
sternum, If heard in any other location suggestive of consolidation
, Broncho Vesicular Breath Sounds Usually heard over major bronchi, between the scapullae,
around the sternum;
Intermediate intensity, intermediate pitch, Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration, Heard best
1st and 2nd ICS anteriorly, and between scapula posteriorly, If heard in any other location
suggestive of consolidation
Vesicular Breath Sounds Usually heard over peripheral lung fields;
Soft, low pitched sound, Inspiratory > Expiratory sounds, Major normal BS, heard over most of
lungs
Tracheal Breath Sounds Very loud, high pitched sound,
Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration,
Heard over trachea
Crackles (Rales) Breath Sounds -Discontinuous, intermittent, nonmusical, brief sounds
-Heard more commonly with inspiration
-Classified as fine or coarse
-Normal at anterior lung bases
-Maximal expiration
-Prolonged recumbency
-Crackles caused by air moving through secretions and collapsed alveoli
-Associated conditions pulmonary edema, early CHF, PNA
Wheeze Breath Sound -Continuous, high pitched, musical sound, longer than crackles
-Hissing quality, heard > with expiration, however, can be heard on inspiration
-Produced when air flows through narrowed airways
-Associated conditions-asthma, COPD
Inspection the process of performing deliberate, purposeful, observations in a systematic
manner
Palpation using the sense of touch, the hands and fingers are sensitive tools that can assess
skin temperature, turgor, texture, and moisture, as well as vibrations within the body and
shapes or structures within the body
Percussion the act of striking one object against another to produce sound. Using the
fingertips, tapping the body to produce vibrations and sound waves.
Auscultation the act of listening with a stethoscope to sounds produced within the body.
Performed using either the diaphragm or bell against the body part being assessed.
Goiter enlargement of the thyroid
Thyroiditis inflammation of the thyroid
Weber's Test Hearing test; Measuring air conduction; Screening for equal hearing (laterally)
by holding tuning fork on the middle of the midline vertex of pt's head or middle of forehead
Rinne Test Hearing test; Measuring bone conduction;
Counting the seconds until the pt no longer hears the tuning fork ringing against the pt's
mastoid process, and once they no longer hear it, move to 1-2in from ear canal and ask again
when they no longer hear it
normal findings are a 2:1 ratio
(2 for beside the ear canal and 1 the mastoid process)
PERRLA Pupils are
,Equal,
Round,
Reactive to
Light and
Accommodation
Snellen Chart Assess visual activity by having pt stand 20 feet from the eye chart reading to
the smallest line possible one line at a time with one eye covered
***higher the denominator, the worse the vision
Jaundice Yellowing
Conjunctiva Pink Eye
Apnea temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep. "Sleep apnea"
Tachypnea abnormal rapidly breathing.
Bradypnea refers to an abnormally slow breathing rate
Eupnea normal respiration
Bronchial (tracheal) Breath Sounds Usually heard in areas of the trachea and larynx;
Loud, high pitched sound, Expiratory sounds > Inspiratory sounds, Heard next to manubrium of
sternum, If heard in any other location suggestive of consolidation
, Broncho Vesicular Breath Sounds Usually heard over major bronchi, between the scapullae,
around the sternum;
Intermediate intensity, intermediate pitch, Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration, Heard best
1st and 2nd ICS anteriorly, and between scapula posteriorly, If heard in any other location
suggestive of consolidation
Vesicular Breath Sounds Usually heard over peripheral lung fields;
Soft, low pitched sound, Inspiratory > Expiratory sounds, Major normal BS, heard over most of
lungs
Tracheal Breath Sounds Very loud, high pitched sound,
Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration,
Heard over trachea
Crackles (Rales) Breath Sounds -Discontinuous, intermittent, nonmusical, brief sounds
-Heard more commonly with inspiration
-Classified as fine or coarse
-Normal at anterior lung bases
-Maximal expiration
-Prolonged recumbency
-Crackles caused by air moving through secretions and collapsed alveoli
-Associated conditions pulmonary edema, early CHF, PNA
Wheeze Breath Sound -Continuous, high pitched, musical sound, longer than crackles
-Hissing quality, heard > with expiration, however, can be heard on inspiration
-Produced when air flows through narrowed airways
-Associated conditions-asthma, COPD
