Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them well
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1. NOUN:
(used with a sing. verb)
Application of statistics to the analysis of biological and medical data.
Variable may refer to:
* Variable (mathematics), a letter that represents a value in an algebraic expression.
Mathematics
1. A quantity capable of assuming any of a set of values.
2. A symbol representing such a quantity. For example, in the expression a2 + b2 = c2, a, b,
and c are variables.
4 Methods (Techniques) of Physical Assessment
1. Inspection = Purposeful Observation
“Looking” for
See Figure 12.1A; pg.186
Inspect from
2. Percussion = “striking” or tapping a part of the body & listening for the sound it makes.
Mostly done
See Table 12.1B; pg. 186
3. Palpation = lightly “touching” or applying pressure
· See Figure 12-2
Noting the size, shape, mobility, pain of masses &/or normal tissue
4. Auscultation = “listening” to body sounds with or without a stethoscope. What type of sounds
would you auscultate?
