Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... sounds that are difficult to hear with the human ear , such as heart , bowel , vascular , and lung sounds . The stethoscope transmits sound to the ears while blocking out environmental noise ( Fig . 3-4 ) . The chestpiece of the ...
... sounds that are difficult to hear with the human ear , such as heart , bowel , vascular , and lung sounds . The stethoscope transmits sound to the ears while blocking out environmental noise ( Fig . 3-4 ) . The chestpiece of the ...
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... sounds are generated as normal laminar blood flow is disrupted by cuff pressure , and resulting turbulent flow creates vessel wall vibrations . There are five distinct sound phases ( Fig . 5-2 ) : Phase I sounds are the first sounds ...
... sounds are generated as normal laminar blood flow is disrupted by cuff pressure , and resulting turbulent flow creates vessel wall vibrations . There are five distinct sound phases ( Fig . 5-2 ) : Phase I sounds are the first sounds ...
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... sounds caused by the stethoscope moving over hair , dampen chest hair with a washcloth . If you hear any abnormal breath sounds , note their location and where they occur in the ventilatory cycle . Ask the person to cough after the ...
... sounds caused by the stethoscope moving over hair , dampen chest hair with a washcloth . If you hear any abnormal breath sounds , note their location and where they occur in the ventilatory cycle . Ask the person to cough after the ...
Contents
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 1 |
The Health Assessment Interview | 11 |
Physical Examination Techniques | 19 |
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abdominal ability activity addition affect altered appearance artery assessment associated behaviors bladder blood blood pressure body bowel breast cause changes chest child client Clinical collection communication considered continued coping cranial nerve culture decreased determine diagnosis discuss disease elimination especially evaluate examination example exercise factors feel findings finger fluid function groups Guidelines hand head health assessment heart identify increased indicate influence Inspect interview involves lesions loss lower lung measurement movement muscle myocardial infarction nerve normal noted nursing nutritional observed occur oral pain palpation patient pattern perception perform person physical physical examination position practices present problems Procedure pulse questions recorded reflex require response result risk role screening secondary sensory sexual Significance signs skin sleep sounds stage status stress structures symptoms temperature tion tissue urine usually values