Abdomen

Question 1

Abdominal Assessment Sequence

Answer 1

Inspection
Auscultation
Percussion
Palpation

Question 2

4 types of Abdomen contours

Answer 2

Flat
Scaphoid (sunken in)
Rounded
Protuberant (like a pregnant woman’s stomach)

Question 3

Is listening to all 4 quadrants of the abdomen usually necessary?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

3 types of bowel sounds

Answer 4

hypoactive
normoactive
hyperactive

Question 5

How long should you listen to the abdomen before saying bowel sounds are absent?

Answer 5

5 minutes

Question 6

loud, high-pitched, rushing, tinkling sounds that signal increased motility

Answer 6

hyperactive sounds

Question 7

absent sound of the abdomen

Answer 7

hypoactive sounds

Question 8

causes of hypoactive or absent sound:

Answer 8

after an abdominal surgery

inflammation of the periotoneum

Question 9

why is it important to auscultate the abdomen before percussing or palpating?

Answer 9

B/c you could create false bowel sounds

Question 10

assessing vascular sounds

Answer 10

use firmer pressure

usually no sound is present

Question 11

this should be the predominate sound

Answer 11

tympany

Question 12

this sound may indicate trapped gas

Answer 12

hyperresonance

Question 13

this sound may indicate some kind of mass

Answer 13

dull

Question 14

during percussion what should the patient feel?

Answer 14

the patient should feel a thud but no pain

Question 15

during percussion, what does pain indicate?

Answer 15

kidney inflammation

Question 16

types of palpating of the abdomen

Answer 16

Light Palpation
Deep Palpation
Measuring Liver Span
Spleen Palpation
Rebound Tenderness