Physical Exam

  1. Head
    • Scalp
    • Deformity
    • Scars
    • Hair Distribution
    • Normocephalic
  2. Eyes
    • PERRLAA
    • EOMI
    • Conjuctiva
    • Eye chart - distance/near
    • Drainage
    • Swelling
    • Pain
    • Sclera
    • Opthalmascopic Exam
  3. Ears
    • Tenderness
    • Swellling
    • Reddness
    • TM - light reflex, bulging, errythema, rupture
    • TMJ tenderness
    • Hearing - Rinnes, Whisper, Weber's (CN VIII)
  4. Nose
    • Mucosa
    • Septum
    • Turbinates
    • Polyps?
    • Epistaxis/bleeding
    • Rhinorrhea
    • Sinus tenderness to palpation
  5. Throat/Mouth
    • Lips
    • Mucosa
    • Tongue - symmetry, midline (CN XII)
    • Teeth/Dentures
    • Redness
    • Exudate
    • Tonsils (grade 1-4)
    • Gag reflex
  6. Neck
    • Trachea/larynx midline
    • Thyroid (palpate for size)
    • Carotid artery
    • Jugular Plse
    • ROM
    • Meningismus (bend chin to chest)
    • Crepitus
  7. Lymph Nodes
    • Submental
    • Submandibular
    • Auricular
    • Occipital
    • Cervical
    • Supraclavicular
    • Epitrochlear
    • Axillary
    • Inguinal
  8. Respiratory/Lung
    • Inspect contour, AP diameter, accessory muscle use, skin, scars, lesions.
    • Palpate tactile fremitus, any pain, massess
    • Percussion dull, resonant, hyperressonant, tympanic
    • Auscultation wheezes, rales, crackles, egophony, friction rub, broncophony
Author
cml
ID
1718
Card Set
Physical Exam
Description
Physical Exam
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