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Physical assessment equipment
This document lists and describes common equipment used in physical examinations, including a sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure, a stethoscope to listen to body sounds, and a fetoscope to listen to fetal heart sounds. Other equipment mentioned are a TPR tray to check vital signs, a tongue depressor and laryngoscope to examine the mouth and throat, an opthalmoscope to examine the inner eye, and an otoscope to examine the ear. Additional tools listed are a tuning fork to test hearing, nasal and vaginal speculums, a percussion hammer to test reflexes, and gloves to examine the pelvis internally while collecting specimens if needed.
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- 1. COMMON EQUIPMENTS USED INPHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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- 3. The purposeof sphygmomanometer to measurement of blood pressure (BP)
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- 5. The purposeof stethoscope to listen to the body sounds
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- 7. The purposeof fetoscope to listen “Fetal heart sounds or FHS
- 8. TPR TRAY The purposeof TPR tray to assess the vital signs
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- 10. The examinethe mouth and throat
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- 12. To visualizeany part
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- 14. To measureheight, circumference of the head and abdomen.
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- 16. To check thebody weight
- 18. The purposeof tongue depressor to examine the mouth and throat
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- 23. To examinethe inner part of the eyeball.
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- 25. To examinethe ear
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- 27. To test thehearing balance
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- 29. To examine thenostrils
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- 33. To examinethe genitals in women
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- 35. To examinethe rectum
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- 37. To examine thepelvis internally
- 38. IT COLLECT THESPECIMENS IF NECESSARY sterile specimen bottles