Physical Assessment

When doing a physical assessment how many body systems do you assess?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Your quadrants are part of what system?

• musculoskeletal

• neurologic

• gastrointestinal

• cardiovascular

When listening to a patient's heart sounds, which sound would mostly be heard using the diaphragm of the stethoscope? Choose those that apply

• S1

• S2

• S3

• murmur

When assessing the posterior lung sounds, in which position would it be most appropriate to place the patient?

• High Fowler's

• Sims position

• Dorsal recumbent

• Semi-Fowler's

You are caring for a patient who just arrived at the emergency department after falling down multiple times. Upon INITIAL assessment, the patient states, "I am so dizzy I can't stay standing up." What is your FIRST priority?

• EKG

• Vital Signs

• Full neurological exam

• Draw blood

Which of the following is not a peripheral pulse?

• Ulnar

• Femoral

• Brachial

• Humoral

When doing a respiratory assessment to a patient, which of the following is the MOST appropriate technique?

• Use a stethoscope over the clothing of a patient who feels cold

• Instruct patient to breathe through his or her mouth quietly and more deeply and slowly than in a usual respiration

• Allow a patient with a slight lower back pain to lie supine on bed

• Listen to the heart sounds at the same time that you are listening to the lung sounds

When auscultating for lung sounds, which part of the stethoscope is designed to transmit the higher pitch of the abnormal sounds?

• Ear piece

• Diaphragm

• Bell

• Tubes

Before the beginning of a physical assessment, to make the patient more comfortable, what should be done first?

• Offer patient to empty his/her bladder

• Give the patient a small snack

• Give the patient a warm blanket

• Ask if patient wants a cup of water

When performing a head to toe assessment, we usually begin with the neurological system. What is next?

• Chest, back, arm, abdomen

• Hair, head, and neck, including eyes, ears, nose, and mouth

• Perineal area, legs, and feet

• Eyes and ears alone