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On auscultation and S3 is normal in this person...children or young adults
S3 may be indicative of...CHF
S4 may be heard with these disorders...CAD, hypertension, aortic stenosis
Best position to place the patient when auscultating heart sounds...lying in left lateral position
A high-pitched scratchy sound may indicate this when auscultating the heart...pericardial friction rub
Part of hand that best detects position, texture, and size when palpating...palmar surface
Loud, high-pitched sound heard over the abdomentympany
Sound heard over normal lung tissue...resonance
Sound over inflated lung tissue...hyperresonance
Term for pinpoint red lesions...petechia
Elevated blood pressure, albuminuria, oliguria, tonic and clonic convulsions, coma - these are indicative of what in the pregnant patient?eclampsia
Warning sign some patients experience prior to a seizure...aura
Test used to determine the probability of carpal tunnel syndrome that involves flexing the wrist...Phalen's test
This should be done prior to any radial artery puncture...Allen's test
In this test, the patient stands with feet together, arms at the sides and eyes closed...swaying and moving feet further apart is noted as positive...Romberg's sign (detects problems with loss of motor control as either sensory or cerebellar)


Martinsburg, WV

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