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What instrument is used to feel texture size consistency and location of certain body parts called?
Palpation
What is light palpation?
palpation is using your hands to put pressure on a persons body to feel what is underneath the visible outer layer, light palpation is doing that but only depressing the skin 1-2 cm
How do you use the word palpation in a sentence?
Palpation of the abdomen is part of most general medical examinations. Range of motion and external palpation are non-invasive tests used by veterinarians to detect irregularities.
The technique used when doctors use their hand to examine a patient?
palpation
WHAT IS Abnormal blowing sounds in assessment of carotid arteries?
"bruit" is the sound on auscultation, "thrill" is the feel on palpation.
What is the medical term meaning feeling external surfaces to detect abnormalities?
Palpation is the medical term meaning using the sense of touch to examine the patient.
What is the hardest thing about performing abdominal palpation on a small animal?
Using enough pressure to feel the organs but not tense the animal.
What is the term for the use of hands to examine the body?
In nursing and in medicine, using the hands to examine a body and its structures is called palpation.
External dimensions of the human bladder?
I wish to learn more than how much a human bladder can hold. i also wish to learn the external size of a normal human bladder, such as, is it the size of a alnut, pea or what?
How does a falling bladder feel?
very odd
Why is important to palpate during assessment?
During clinical assessment after inspection comes palpation. Palpation is to enable diagnosis. As palpation of closed package helps guess what is inside the package so too palpation helps arrive at clinical signs. Is the enlarged liver in the abdomen hard or soft can be told by palpation. Methods like palpation were essential for the doctors to know what is wrong with the human body.
What is a palpation in a rabbit?
Palpation is the act of feeling the doe rabbit's abdomen to determine if she is pregnant or not.
