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Examination Methods Flashcards

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What is a visual exam?

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Inspection

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What exam requires listening to body sounds?

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Auscultation

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What exam requires touching the patient?

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Palpation

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What exam requires tapping or striking the body to hear sounds or feel vibrations?

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Percussion

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What exam requires the process of measuring

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Mensuration

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What exam requires the moving of a patient’s body parts/range of motion of joints?

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Manipulation

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