Subjective Data
Objective Data
Assessment- IPPAO
1. Inspection - is the use of vision, hearing and smell to distinguish from normal to abnormal finding.
Inspect each area for size, shape, color, position.
2. Palpation is often used for visual inspection-
Palpation- palpation involves the use of the hands to touch body parts to make sensitive assessments.
- Palpate the skin for temperature, moisture, thickness- Palpate organ such as liver for, size or shape.
Before palpating, help the patient to relax and be comfortable because muscle tension during palpation impairs effective assessments.
For light palpates abdomen- depress about (1 c.m. (1/2 inch)
Light, intermittent pressure is best when palpating heavy, prolonged pressure causes loss of sensitivity in your hands.
For deeper palpation- Depress the area examined approximately 2.4 cm (1-2 inch).
The most sensitive part of the hand is pads of fingers tips.
Radial pulse is detected with pads of fingertips.
Dorsum of hand detect temperature variation in skin
The bony part of the palm at base of the fingers detect vibration.
3. Percussion-
involves tapping the body with the fingertips to produce a vibration that travel through the body tissue.
The vibration is transport through the body tissue and the Chest of the sound heard depends on the density of the underlies tissue.
4. Auscultation-
Either way the teacher or student will get the solution to the problem within 24 hours.