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- Knee-chest - use: rectal exam, proctological or sigmoidoscope
- Drape: Aperture drape, or two drapes
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- Jackknife- use: rectal exam or vaginal
- Drape: under arms breast to feet
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- Proctological- use: sigmoid exam/proctological exam
- Drape: aperture drape or two drapes
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- Lithotomy- use pelvis, vaginal, rectal and digital exam
- Drape: Underarms, over breast to the feet
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- Trendelenburg- use treatment of shock or hypotension blood to head
- Drape: Underarms, over breasts to the feet
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- Fowler's- Sitting or semi-sitting position
- Semi 45 degree angle
- High 90 degree angle
- Drape: according to procedure
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- Sim's- Enemas, rectal (digital) exam and digital temp
- Drape: towel placed on upper L thigh just below perineal area.
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- Prone- Exams of dorsal surface of the body (back and vertebral column)
- Drape: Mid back to below the knees, female drape shoule cover breast
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- Dorsal Recumbent-Exam breast and abdomen
- Drape: Full drape
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- Supine- Exam anterior surface of body
- Drape: Underarm to feet
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Weight/height: What should you ask the patient to do before getting on the scale ?
To take off their coat, shoes, purse, keys, and empty their pockets etc.
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Snellen eye chart: what do you ask the pt before the exam
Do they wear glass or lens
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Snellen eye chart: How many mistakes is a pt allowed to make and what happen on the 3rd mistake.
2 mistakes, after the 3rd mistake you chart the line before.
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Snellen eye chart: abbreviation OU
Both Eye
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Snellen eye chart: abbrevation OS
Left Eye
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Snellen eye chart : abbreviation OD
Right Eye
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Snellen eye chart procedures: which line do you start on
line 20/70 third line
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Charting Techniques : what is the correct way of correcting a error
- In black ink
- Line through the mistake with the word error
- Date it
- write your initials & correct the word(s)
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Sphygmomanometer
(S-fig-mo-ma-no-meter)
Blood pressure
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Base
Battery source
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Otoscope
Ear, tympanic membrane, cerumen, foreign objects, infection
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Ophthalmoscope
Eye, sclera, pupils, retina, blood vessels
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Tuning Fork
Hearing, nerve sensitivity
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Tongue depressor
Gums, teeth, tonsils, throat
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Precussion Hammer
- Reflexes, Babinski (bottom of foot), Patellar(under knee cap),
- Bicep
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Glove
- Non sterile ( to protect the MA or medical personnel)
- Bimanual ( will use two hands to perform the procedure).
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Nasal speculum (specula)
Inspect the lining of the nose, nasal membranes, internal septum
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Gloves
Non sterile, used fr bi manaual exam, palpate ovaries, uterus
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Vaginal speculum
Open vaginal canal
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Spatula and/or cytobrush
Obtain pap smear, cytobrush for cervical and spatula for vaginal cells
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Slides
Cancer detection, label "e" or "c" for endocervical & label "v" for vaginal
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Fixative
Adheres cells, apply immediately, spray 6" from slide & let dry 10 mins.
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Culturette
Culture, sterile
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Sponge forceps
Hold sponges, absorb secretions
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Cotton tip appicators
Absorb minor sectetions
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4x4 gauze
Absorb excess secretions
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Lubricant
Water soluble, not t be used before a pap smear, for bimanual exam
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Emesis basin
Vomitus, soiled instruments
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