Nursing 532-Advanced Health
Assessment-Week 2 Questions
With Correct Detailed And Well
Analyzed Answers Graded A+
(2025-2026 Latest Update)!!!
percussion
tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to assess
underlying structures
principle of percussion
more air produces louder, deeper, and longer sound; denser area
(liver) softer, higher, shorter sound
amplitude
(or intensity) how loud or soft a sound is
duration
the length of time a note lingers
ophthalmoscope
an instrument that illuminates the internal eye structures, enabling
the examiner to look through the pupil at the fundus (background) of
the eye
otoscope
an instrument that illuminates the ear canal, enabling the examiner to
look at the ear canal and tympanic membrane
,pitch
(or frequency) the number of vibrations (or cycles) per second of a
note
quality
(or timbre) a subjective difference in a sound as a result of the
sound's distinctive overtones
inspection
concentrated watching, first at person as a whole then each body
system
palpation
an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to
feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpation - fingertips
best for fine tactile discrimination of skin texture, swelling, pulsation,
determining presence of lumps
palpation -grasping action of the fingers and thumb
detect position, shape, and consistency of an organ or mass
palpation- dorsa (backs) of hands and fingers
best for determining temperature because skin here is thinner than on
palms
palpation - base of fingers or ulnar surface of hand
best for vibration
striking hand
Use the middle finger of your dominant hand as the striking finger
stationary hand
hyperextend the middle finger and place its distal portion firmly
against the person's skin.
basic principle of percussion
, A structure with more air (lungs) produces a longer, deeper sound
because it vibrates freely. A denser, more solid structure (liver)
produces a shorter, higher, softer sound because it does not vibrate
as freely.
resonant
Amplitude: Medium-Loud
Pitch: low
Quality: clear, hollow
Duration: moderate
Sample Location: over normal lung tissue
hyperressonant
Amplitude: louder
Pitch: lower
Quality: booming
Duration: longer
Sample Location: normal over child's lung; abnormal in adult,
increased air (emphysema)
tympany
Amplitude: Loud
Pitch: High
Quality: Musical and drum like (like the kettle drum)
Duration: sustained longest
Sample Location: over air-filled viscus (e.g., the stomach, the
intestine
dull
Amplitude: soft
Pitch: high
Quality: muffled thud
Duration: short
Sample Location: relatively dense organ, as liver or spleen
flat
Amplitude: very soft
Pitch: high
Quality: dead stop of sound; absolute dullness
Assessment-Week 2 Questions
With Correct Detailed And Well
Analyzed Answers Graded A+
(2025-2026 Latest Update)!!!
percussion
tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to assess
underlying structures
principle of percussion
more air produces louder, deeper, and longer sound; denser area
(liver) softer, higher, shorter sound
amplitude
(or intensity) how loud or soft a sound is
duration
the length of time a note lingers
ophthalmoscope
an instrument that illuminates the internal eye structures, enabling
the examiner to look through the pupil at the fundus (background) of
the eye
otoscope
an instrument that illuminates the ear canal, enabling the examiner to
look at the ear canal and tympanic membrane
,pitch
(or frequency) the number of vibrations (or cycles) per second of a
note
quality
(or timbre) a subjective difference in a sound as a result of the
sound's distinctive overtones
inspection
concentrated watching, first at person as a whole then each body
system
palpation
an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to
feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpation - fingertips
best for fine tactile discrimination of skin texture, swelling, pulsation,
determining presence of lumps
palpation -grasping action of the fingers and thumb
detect position, shape, and consistency of an organ or mass
palpation- dorsa (backs) of hands and fingers
best for determining temperature because skin here is thinner than on
palms
palpation - base of fingers or ulnar surface of hand
best for vibration
striking hand
Use the middle finger of your dominant hand as the striking finger
stationary hand
hyperextend the middle finger and place its distal portion firmly
against the person's skin.
basic principle of percussion
, A structure with more air (lungs) produces a longer, deeper sound
because it vibrates freely. A denser, more solid structure (liver)
produces a shorter, higher, softer sound because it does not vibrate
as freely.
resonant
Amplitude: Medium-Loud
Pitch: low
Quality: clear, hollow
Duration: moderate
Sample Location: over normal lung tissue
hyperressonant
Amplitude: louder
Pitch: lower
Quality: booming
Duration: longer
Sample Location: normal over child's lung; abnormal in adult,
increased air (emphysema)
tympany
Amplitude: Loud
Pitch: High
Quality: Musical and drum like (like the kettle drum)
Duration: sustained longest
Sample Location: over air-filled viscus (e.g., the stomach, the
intestine
dull
Amplitude: soft
Pitch: high
Quality: muffled thud
Duration: short
Sample Location: relatively dense organ, as liver or spleen
flat
Amplitude: very soft
Pitch: high
Quality: dead stop of sound; absolute dullness
