Chapter 38

Which of the following is the visual examination of the patients entire body and overall appearance?

Inspection

In which position would you assist a woman to put her feet in the stirrups and to slide forward to the position her buttocks near the edge of the table?

Lithotomy

Which of the following position is used during examination of the female genitalia?

Lithotomy

The medical assistant will provide the practitioner with which piece of equipment to examine a patient's ear?

Otoscope

Which examination method is used by the medical provider to determine whether the lungs contain air or fluid?

Percussion

Which of the following examination methods involves tapping or striking of the body to hear sounds or feel vibrations?

Percussion

__________, or tapping or striking the body, is used to determine the location, size or density of a body structure or organ under the skin.

Percussion

Which equipment should the medical assistant provide to the practitioner to examine a patient's lungs and chest?

Stethoscope

In which of the following examination positions does a patient lie flat on the back?

Supine Position

Which of the following should be a part of performing a Hemoccult® test?

After the first specimen, instruct the patient on how to collect two additional samples

Mr. Jeffries is a 92-year-old Native American of Catawba descent. His daughter has brought him to the office because he has had severe abdominal pain for three weeks. Mr. Jeffries has asked his daughter to stay in the reception area while he is examined. He participates willingly during the patient interview, but when you ask him to disrobe and put on a patient gown, he refuses. What should you do?

Allow Mr. Jeffries to keep his underwear on and provide a large drape to cover him completely

Sammy is a 14-year-old brought to the office by his mother because he has a runny nose and a bad cough and has had a temperature of at least 101.5º F for the last three days. Which of the following is a safety precaution that should be taken while Sammy is in the medical office?

Ask sammy to cover his mouth and nose while coughing

In which examination method does will the medical provider use a stethoscope in order to perform harassment of the heart, lung, and bowel movement sounds?

Auscultation

Which of the following examination methods is the process of listening to the body sounds?

Auscultation

The appropriate time to collect a urine specimen from a patient is

Before the physical examination

The application of physical principles to help prevent injury when lifting, moving, or positioning patients is called ______

Body Mechanics

A waxy secretion from the ear is __________.

Cerumen

A diagnosis based on the vital signs and symptoms of a disease is a(n) _______ diagnosis

Clinical

A ___________ is a pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that shape the way people think and act.

Culture

Patients from different ______ may not be familiar with the medical examination and what to expect.

Cultures

Determining the correct diagnosis when two or more diagnosis are possible is called making a _________ diagnosis

Differential

Patients older than the age of 40 should have a yearly ________ examination for early detection of colorectal cancer.

Digital

In which examination position does the patient lie on his back with knees drawn up and his feet flat on the table?

Dorsal Recumbent

Which of the following positions is used as an alternative to the Lithotomy position when patients have severe arthritis or joint deformity

Dorsal Recumbent

Which technique is most likely to help a patients who is hyperventilating?

Have the patient breathe into a paper bag

covering the nose and mouth while coughing and using a tissue and disposing of them properly are examples of respiratory _______ and cough etiquette

Hygiene

you should observe ___ precautions when working with a patient suspected of having a highly contagious infectious disease such as chickenpox or diphtheria

Isolation

Which of the following is not part of the role of the medical assistant for a general physical exam?

Listen to the patients heart and lung sounds

When a patient has symptoms that may indicate more than one condition, what must the practitioner do first?

Make a differential daignosis

Physicians often use ________ to determine the range of motion of a joint.

Manipulation

Which examination method do practitioners use to determine the range of motion of a joint?

Manipulation

Which examination method refers to the systemic moving of a patients body parts?

Manipulation

Which examination method is used to obtain a patient's height and weight?

Mensuration

Which examination method refers to the process of measuring?

Mensuration

You would use the ________ examination method to note the length and diameter of an extremity

Mensuration

The lining of the nose is called the nasal

Mucosa

A practitioner uses a reflex hammer to tap tendons during assessment of which body system?

Neurological System

The practitioner uses _________, or touch, to assess characteristics such as texture, temperature, shape, and presence of vibrations or movements

Palpation

Which of the following examination methods involves touching the patient to asses texture, temperature, and shape?

Palpation

The role as the medical assistant is to assist both the licensed practitioner and the _____ during a general physical exam

Patient

Which position is used for anal or rectal examination?

Proctologic

A forecast of the probable course and outcome of the disorder and the prospects for recovery is the _____.

Prognosis

The forecast of the probable cause and outcome of a disorder and the prospects of recovery is called the __________

Prognosis

laboratory and diagnostic test may aid the practitioner in developing a __________ of the outcome of the patients condition

Prognosis

In which position does the patient lie flat on the examination table, face-down, with the head turned to one side and the arms placed at the sides or bent at the elbows?

Prone

In which potion will the practitioner examine the back, feet, and musculoskeletal system of a patient?

Prone

Which of the following is part of providing a patient with any type of instruction?

Provide written instructions to take home

The practitioner describes observations of the abdomen based on a system of landmark that map out the abdominal region, which is typically divided into four equal sections or _________

Quadrants

The digital examination is part of the physical examination of which part of the body?

Rectal

Barry is a 20-year-old, 245-pound college football player who was injured during a game last week. He suffered two broken ribs, a fracture to the left tibia, and a dislocated right knee and is currently confined to a wheelchair. He is in the office today for a follow-up appointment. He cannot disrobe or move to the examination table without help. Rose, the medical assistant, weighs 125 pounds. She is strong and is trained in lifting patients. Which of the following is her best course of action?

Request assistance from another staff member to help move Barry to the examination table

An elderly Chinese woman has been brought to the office by her son. Shana is new at this practice and has never interacted with an elderly Asian woman before. However, she has heard that Asian women defer to male relatives, so instead of addressing the woman, she directs her questions and instructions to the woman's son. What error has Shana made?

Shana stereotyped the woman, who may prefer to speak for herself

Objective information that can be detected by a person other that the affected person is which of the following?

Sign

A patient lies on the left side with the under arm behind the back and the upper thigh flexed in the ___________ position.

Sims'

In which of the following examination positions does the patient sit at the edge of the examination table without back support?

Sitting

The best position for the practitioner to evaluate the patients ability to fully expand the lungs is the _____ position.

Sitting

The best position for the practitioner to evaluate the patients ability to fully expand the lungs is the _______ position.

Sitting

Which of the following is considered a good indicator of overall health?

Skin

Which of the following is included in the emotional preparation of adult patients for physical examination?

Tell them their cooperation can contribute to the success of the examination

You should wear a mask in the presence of a patient suspected of having an infectious disease that is transmitted by airborne droplets, such as meningitis or _____ (TB)

Tuberculosis

The process of listening to body sounds is called

auscultation

The waxy secretion from the ear, also known as earwax, is called

cerumen

The medical provider performs a general physical examinations to ___________.

confirm the patients overall state of health and provide baseline values for vital signs and mensuration

The patient in a knee-chest position is commonly covered with a ____________ drape that has a special opening to provide access to the area to be examined

fenestrated

Enlarged lymph nodes may be a sign of _________.

infection or a blood cancer

The visual examination of the patient's entire body and overall appearance is called

inspection

In Fowler's position, the patient lies________.

on the back with the head of the examination table elevated