Chapter 36 prep for cert exam review

A general medical history is obtained preferably:

A= at the beginning of the first office visit

To examine a patient vaginally, th patient is usually placed in the:

A= lithotomy position

Listening to sounds produced through an instrument or with your ear is:

B= auscultation

Listening to sounds when the body is struck in a definite manner is called:

B= percussion

A patient with COPD struggling to breathe in the sitting position should be changed to which position?

C= semi-fowler's

Distinguishing between two similar disease by comparing their symptoms is called:

D= differential diagnosis

The process of measuring is called:

D= mensuration

The instrument used to examine the eyes during a physical examination is the:

D= ophthalmoscope

The position used for a patient in shock is:

E= Trendelenburg

Face down on an examination table with legs out straight is the:

E= prone position