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Figure 2.23
Abdominal assessment
Figure 2.4
Stethoscope.
Figure 2.8
The lymph nodes of the head and neck.
Figure 2.12
Ladder pattern for percussion and auscultation of the chest.
Figure 2.16
Auscultation points and location of the heart valves.
Figure 2.20
Percussion technique during abdominal examination.
Figure 2.1
Phases of the nursing process. Source : Reproduced from Weber and Kelley ( ) with permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Figure 2.5
Structures of the respiratory system. Source : Reproduced from Peate et al. ( ) with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Figure 2.9
Position of hands to assess for chest expansion.
Figure 2.13
Structure of the heart. Source : Reproduced from Peate et al. ( ) with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Figure 2.17
Organs of the gastrointestinal system. Source : Reproduced from Peate et al. ( ) with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Figure 2.21
Light palpation during abdominal examination.
Figure 2.2
Examples of 1 unit of alcohol. Source : Drinkaware ( ). Reproduced with permission of Drinkaware.
Figure 2.6
Lung, fissures and lobes. RUL, right upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe, RLL, right lower lobe; LUL, left upper lobe; LLL, left lower lobe.
Figure 2.10
Locations for feeling fremitus: back.
Figure 2.14
Location of the internal jugular veins within the sternomastoid muscles in the neck.
Figure 2.18
The four quadrants of the abdomen. LLQ, left lower quadrant; LUQ, left upper quadrant; RLQ, right lower quadrant; RUQ, right upper quadrant.
Figure 2.22
Deep palpation during abdominal examination.
Figure 2.3
Physical assessment framework. Source : Reproduced from Baid ( ) with permission of MA Healthcare Limited.
Figure 2.7
Structures of the chest and thorax.
Figure 2.11
Locations for feeling fremitus: front.
Figure 2.15
Measuring a jugular venous pressure.
Figure 2.19
Stethoscope positioning for auscultating bruits.