Question

multiple choice question
which is an example of percussion?
o feeling the radial artery for a pulse
o taking a patients temperature
o listening to a heart beat through a stethoscope
o tapping on the body to listen for pockets of air

Explanation:

Percussion in medicine is the act of tapping on the body's surface to produce sounds that can help diagnose the presence of air - filled or fluid - filled spaces. Feeling the radial artery is palpation, taking temperature is a measurement, and listening with a stethoscope is auscultation.

Answer:

D. Tapping on the body to listen for pockets of air