When Assessing a Patient,the Use of Touch to Judge the Character

question 19

Multiple Choice

When assessing a patient,the use of touch to judge the character of the body surface and underlying organs is known as what technique?

• A) Inspection
• B) Palpation
• C) Percussion
• D) Auscultation

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Definitions:

Conduct Disorder

A mental disorder diagnosed in childhood or adolescence characterized by a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders.

Developmental Chronology

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Childhood Disorders

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