Vital Signs and Pain Assessment
Chapter 2 Vital Signs and Pain Assessment Equipment • Thermometer • Sphygmomanometer • Stethoscope • Pain scales Examination Techniques Findings VITAL SIGNS Temperature Take the temperature with an oral, tympanic, axillary, temporal, or rectal…
Nutrition and Growth and Measurement
Chapter 4 Nutrition and Growth and Measurement Equipment • Tape measure with millimeter markings • Standing platform scale with height attachment • Scale (kilogram) for weighing infants and children • Device for measure length…
Head-to-Toe Examination: Adult
Chapter 20 Head-to-Toe Examination Adult Components of the Examination There is no one correct way to order the parts of the physical examination. You are encouraged to consider and then…
Male Genitalia
Chapter 16 Male Genitalia Equipment • Gloves • Penlight Examination Have patient lying or standing to start examination. Technique Findings Wear gloves on both hands Inspect pubic hair • Characteristics EXPECTED: Coarser than…
Blood Vessels
Chapter 12 Blood Vessels Equipment • Tangential light source • Stethoscope with bell and diaphragm • Sphygmomanometer • Centimeter ruler Examination Technique Findings Peripheral Arteries Palpate arterial pulses in neck and extremities Palpate carotid,…
Mental Status
Chapter 3 Mental Status Equipment • Familiar objects (coins, keys, paper clips) • Paper and pencil Examination Perform the mental status examination throughout the patient interaction. Focus on the patient’s alertness, orientation,…
Age-Specific Examination: Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Chapter 21 Age-Specific Examination Infants, Children, and Adolescents Examination Guidelines A pediatric physical examination must, of course, be age and developmentally appropriate. Not every observation and examination maneuver must be…
Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
Chapter 17 Anus, Rectum, and Prostate Equipment • Gloves • Water-soluble lubricant • Light source • Drapes • Fecal occult blood testing materials if indicated Examination Have patient in knee-chest or left lateral position with…
Head and Neck
Chapter 7 Head and Neck Equipment • Tape measure • Cup of water • Stethoscope • Transilluminator EXAMINATIONAsk patient to sit. Technique Findings Head and Face Observe head position EXPECTED: Upright, midline, still….
