Terminology Review 2

A vibration sensation palpated over the chest when the patient speaks is known as fremitus.

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A patient has a significant indentation of the sternum above the xiphoid process. This condition is known as pectus carinatum.

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A dying patient has a gradually increased depth of respiration, followed by a decreased depth of respiration, followed by apnea. This pattern of respiration is known as Cheyne-Stokes respiration.

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A crinkly sensation palpated on the chest is known as crepitus and indicates air in the subcutaneous tissue.

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The expected sound auscultated over most of the lung field is referred to as vesicular.

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An accumulation of excess nonpurulent fluid in the pleural space is known as pleural effusion.

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Deep rapid breathing describes Kussmaul respiration.

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A patient with barrel chest has ribs that are more horizontal than normal.

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The health care provider notes a medium-pitched systolic murmur with a thrill and an ejection click following S1. This would be documented as pulmonic stenosis.

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The patient's finger around the nail beds appear thick with no angle in the nail bed. This finding is documented as clubbing.

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The force of a palpable pulsation of an artery is known as pulse amplitude.

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An extra heart sound caused by an abnormal third and/or fourth heart sound is known as gallop rhythm.

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Homan sign may be helpful in diagnosis of venous thrombosis but is not absolutely reliable.

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As the precordium is palpated, a diffuse, sustained lift of the chest wall is noted. This is documented as heave.

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Bruit is a turbulent sound auscultated over a peripheral vessel or organ.

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An irregular pulse that is characterized by a strong pulsation, closely followed by a weak pulsation, followed by a pause describes bigeminal pulse.

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A key finding in pericarditis is a triphasic friction rub.

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A patient complaints of a sudden onset of pain in the leg. The health care provider assesses coolness and pallor to the leg and an absent pulse. These findings are consistent with embolus.

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The vibration sensation known as thrill feels like the throat or a purring cat.

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A patient has an apical pulse of 88 with a radial pulse rate of 72. The difference is known as pulse deficit.

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A patient describes cramping pain and fatigue in the calf area when walking, which subsides with rest. These symptoms suggest intermittent claudication.

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The health care provider notes a diastolic rumble accentuated early and late in diastole and notes it is loudest during inspiration. This is characteristic of tricuspid stenosis.

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As you palpate a pulse, you note pulses of large amplitude followed by pulses of low amplitude. This is referred to as pulse alternans.

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The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure is referred to as the pulse pressure.

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A cracking sound is heard in the patient's joint with movement. This is documented as crepitus.

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Upon general inspection you note a concave curvature of the lumbar spine. This is documented as lordosis.

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When the forearm is in supination, the palm faces upward.

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Movement of the sole of the foot inward at the ankle is known as inversion.

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Winging is seen with abduction of the arm.

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A hyperextension of the metatarsophalangeal joint with flexion of the toe's proximal and distal joints is known as claw toe.

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A single crease extending across the entire palm is called Simian crease and is associated with Down syndrome.

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Another way to document rebound tenderness is to write "Ballance sign."

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When a patient complains of pain down the medial thigh to the knees, this is called Romberg-Howship and may occur in response to a strangulated hernia.

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You hear loud bowel sounds while standing next to the patient. You would document this as borborygmi.

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To assess puddle sign, the patient is placed in a knee-chest position.

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The farther away from the navel abdominal pain occurs, the more likely it is to be of physical importance. This is known as Appley rule.

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An absence of bowel sounds in the right lower quadrant, is referred to as dance sign.

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Striae are most commonly known as stretch marks.

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A technique known as ballottement is used to access a free-floating object in the abdomen.

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An abnormal accumulation of fluid within the peritorneal cavity is referred to as ascites.

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A bluish periumbicial discoloration known as Cullen is indicative of intraabdominal bleeding.

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Movement of the extremities toward the body is known as adduction.

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The term for "flat foot" is pes planus.

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A child who is born with a fusion of digits has syndactyly.

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The patient moves the sole of the foot outward at the ankle, demonstrating eversion.

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A flexion deformity at the distal interphalangeal joint of the foot is called mallet toe.

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An outward curvature of the thoracic spine is known as kyphosis.

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With pronation, the patient rotates the arm so that the palm is down.

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A patient with a high arch has what is referred to as per cavus.

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Arm abduction occurs when the arm is moved away from the body.

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