Health Assessment Ch 8 Vocab

Airborne Precautions

used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei.

Amplitude

Intensity either loud or soft

Auscultation

Listening to sounds perched by the body, such as the heart and blood vessels and the lungs and abdomen.

Bell

Deep, low, cup like shape.

Best for soft, low pitched sounds such as extra heart sounds or murmurs.

Contact Precautions

Practices used to prevent spread of disease by direct contact such as C.Diff.

Diaphragm

Used most one because its flat edge is best for high pitched sounds such as breath, bowel,and nor,l heart sounds.

Droplet Precautions

For patients who have an infection spread y close respiratory contact like influenza or pertussis.

Dull

soft, muffled, moderate to high-pitched sound of short duration; found with dense, fluid-filled tissue (liver)

Duration

the length of time that something continues or lasts

Inspection

Is a concentrated watching. its up close, careful scrutiny. First look at individual then each body system.

Palpation

Follows after inspection and assess texture, temp, moisture, organ location/size, swelling, vibrations, rigidity, crepitation, presence of lumps or masses, and presence of tenderness or pain.

Percussion

tapping on a surface in sharp strokes to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure

Pitch

(or frequency) the number of vibrations (or cycles) per second of a note

Quality

(or timbre) a subjective difference in a sound as a result of the sound's distinctive overtones

Resonant

Medium- loud, low pitched, quality is clear and hollow, durations is moderate, and its over normal lung tissue.

Standard Precautions

Based on the principle that all blood, bodily fluids, secretions, expressions (except sweat), not intact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents.

transmission-based precautions

Additional precautions for specific infection risks.

Tympany

Loud, high pitched, musical and drum like, sustained the longest, and over the stomach or intestine.